Iga Swiatek marches on to set up Madison Keys semi-final at Australian Open
- No 2 seed brushes aside Emma Navarro 6-1, 6-2 in 89 minutes
- Keys beats Elina Svitolina 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 to continue winning streak
Even as Iga Swiatek has consolidated her position at the top of women’s tennis over the past few years, sweeping up significant titles on hard and clay courts alike, she has struggled to back up her success at some of the biggest tournaments in the world. While she has built an all-time great era of dominance at Roland Garros, winning four of the past five tournaments in Paris, Swiatek had also gone two seasons without making a semi-final in Melbourne, London or New York.
This week at the Australian Open, things have come together at last. Swiatek will battle Madison Keys for a spot in the final after the Polish No 2 seed dismantled the eighth seed, Emma Navarro, 6-1, 6-2 to continue her dominant run in Melbourne. Earlier on Wednesday Keys maintained her own excellent form at the start of the season with a 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 win over 27th seed Elina Svitolina.
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