{"id":12896,"date":"2024-05-02T09:53:10","date_gmt":"2024-05-02T01:53:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/24hscore.org\/news\/?p=12896"},"modified":"2024-05-02T09:53:15","modified_gmt":"2024-05-02T01:53:15","slug":"swiatek-keys-fight-for-madrid-open-semis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/24hscore.net\/news\/tennis\/swiatek-keys-fight-for-madrid-open-semis\/","title":{"rendered":"Swiatek, Keys Battle Back for Madrid Open Semi-Final Berths"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Top-ranked Iga Swiatek (22) and American Madison Keys (29) overcame first-set setbacks to secure their spots in the Madrid Open semi-finals on Tuesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Swiatek, the reigning French Open champion, dropped the opening set to Brazilian Beatriz Haddad Maia (27) but stormed back to win 4-6, 6-0, 6-2. It was the first set Swiatek had lost all tournament, but she responded with dominance in the second set, blanking Maia 6-0. The deciding set followed a similar pattern, with Swiatek breaking early and holding off a brief fightback from Maia to close out the match. This victory extends Swiatek&#8217;s winning streak against Maia to three matches.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/24hscore.net\/news\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Tennis Result<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Always a fight till the end between these two ??<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/iga_swiatek?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">@iga_swiatek<\/a> improves her H2H record vs. Haddad Maia to 3-1 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/KsSc7J3fZy\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/KsSc7J3fZy<\/a><\/p>&mdash; wta (@WTA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WTA\/status\/1785313479261385013?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">April 30, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Meanwhile, Keys produced a stunning comeback against Ons Jabeur (29), the eighth seed. Jabeur dominated the first set, winning it 6-0 in just 24 minutes. However, Keys dug deep and found her rhythm in the second set, forcing a decider at 7-5. The American continued her momentum in the final set, breaking Jabeur twice to secure a surprise victory and her first ever Madrid Open semi-final appearance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Swiatek and Keys will now face off in a highly anticipated semi-final clash on Thursday. Both players will be looking to build on their impressive comebacks and book their place in the Madrid Open final.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Top-ranked Iga Swiatek (22) and American Madison Keys (29) overcame first-set setbacks to secure their spots in the Madrid Open semi-finals on Tuesday. Swiatek, the reigning French Open champion, dropped the opening set to Brazilian Beatriz Haddad Maia (27) but stormed back to win 4-6, 6-0, 6-2. 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