Experts and media pointed to two favorites before this year's Australian Open. It was “one” and “two” world tennis – Aryna Sabalenek and Iga Świątek. Only that ultimately the triumph fell in the participation of a player who defeated them both – Madison Keys. The American is playing like a shot and it is from the beginning of the season. She won the tournament in Adelaide and maintained this run in Melbourne.
– Last year it was very difficult, I had an injury and I did not know if I would be able to play at such a level to build this trophy. I did it with my husband, who is a bit surprised by what was happening. Love you. I am grateful to anyone who made me believe in myself – Pshe has marked the 29-year-old at the award ceremony.
Madison Keys speaks directly. “That's how I want to play tennis”
Fans and experts were delighted with how Keys triumphed in Australian Open. The rivals themselves were also impressed by her games. – She certainly played more solid than during the matches that I won with her. On the other hand, I lost one, where she also played perfectly and I didn't have much to say, so I know that he can have such two faces. Today, she was without a doubt that she was the more solid player who pressed in these important moments, so she deserved the final – emphasized Christmas after defeat.
– Wow what a Madison tournament, you fought very hard to get this title. You played amazing tennis, you were fantastic, you deserved victory – this is Sabalenka's statement. Now Keys replied to the words of the rivals. And it's in a meaningful way. She sent them a kind of … warning.
“I feel that that's how I want to play tennis,” WTA Insider started in the podcast. “I feel that I am going to a higher level and I am better not only at the ability to solve problems, but also to be aware of what is happening,” Keys emphasized, and then announced how she is going to play. You can see that the victory in the Australian Open positively drives the American to development, to take a greater risk, which so far has a positive impact on the results.
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Sabalenka and Świątek have something to fear. “That's actually all I want”
– I'm not going to insist that Forehand at 30-30 will always enter. Sometimes the ball will come out, sometimes it ends the flight on the net, but sometimes I also get a point. I think that if I try to do it consistently, then not only these good things will happen, but I will always be able to end the competition with a raised head and be proud of myself. This is actually all I want. You just feel proud of what I do – she said.
Thus, Keys made it clear that Australian Open does not intend to stop and maybe soon he would approach Sabalenka and Świątek in the WTA ranking. Thanks to the triumph in Melbourne, she had a lot of promotion, as many as seven deposits. He is currently in seventh position. Thus, she leveled the best achievement in her career – she also occupied this place in 2016.