Last Updated: August 19, 2022, 23:27 IST
Elena Rybakina (AP Image)
Elena Rybakina, who stands 4-3 since Wimbledon, was damaged 5 instances and managed solely 11 winners. Keys struck 21 winners and 16 unforced errors
Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina saved three match factors earlier than falling 6-2, 6-4 to Madison Keys on Friday in the ATP and WTA Cincinnait Masters quarter-finals.The Kazakh, who lifted the All England Club trophy final month in opposition to the odds, exited the pre-US Open occasion in 92 minutes as she went all the way down to the American titleholder from 2019.
The pair struggled via a 21-point, 12-minute opening sport, with Keys then turning on her jets to win the second in seconds.Keys additionally got here from a break down in the second set to carve out victory.Rybakina, who stands 4-3 since Wimbledon, was damaged 5 instances and managed solely 11 winners. Keys struck 21 winners and 16 unforced errors.
“Elena is a remarkable player who can turn a match around at any moment,” unseeded Keys mentioned. “I needed to stay out front.”It felt like I wanted 12 match factors, so I’m very blissful to get the win. If you again off in opposition to her, she is going to run you round.”It’s by no means good if she is in management, I needed to make the most of any ball I may.”
Keys adopted up on her Thursday ouster of world primary Iga Swiatek and subsequent performs the winner between Czech Petra Kvitova, a two-time Wimbledon champion, and Australia’s Ajla Tomljanovic.
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