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Free Malaysia Today
3 days ago
- General
- Free Malaysia Today
Keys defeats Baptiste to set up another all-American clash
Madison Keys only has one clay court title to her name. (AP pic) PARIS : Madison Keys fought off a late challenge from fellow American Hailey Baptiste to book her spot in the French Open quarter-finals with a 6-3, 7-5 victory at Roland Garros today. The seventh-seeded Keys cantered through the opening set before Baptiste broke for 3-1 in the second, pushing the Australian Open champion to the limit on Court Suzanne Lenglen. Baptiste eventually cracked, allowing her opponent and friend to set up a meeting with second seed Coco Gauff in the next round, ensuring an American presence in the semi-finals. 'Hailey is such an amazing player, it was such a tough second set. Today I just had to kind of make as many balls as possible,' said Keys. The 30-year-old could count on the support of new US Billie Jean King Cup captain and former coach Lindsay Davenport plus 2017 US Open champion Sloane Stephens, who is sidelined through injury and was also watching from the stands. 'We've a lot of really great players constantly helping us, inspiring us and if we have any questions they're of great help. It's great being friends with such amazing players,' she added. Keys, who only has one clay court title to her name, will face an expert on the red surface in Gauff and knows she will have to take risks to reach the last four in Paris for the second time after making the semis in 2018. 'At the Australian Open I was really brave to go after my shots, that's how I play my best tennis. Sometimes it is hard but usually it pays off,' she added.
The Herald
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- The Herald
Djokovic beats Norrie to join Nadal in French Open century club
The seventh-seeded Keys cantered through the opening set before Baptiste broke for 3-1 in the second, pushing the Australian Open champion to the limit on Court Suzanne Lenglen. Baptiste eventually cracked, allowing her opponent and friend to set up a meeting with second seed Coco Gauff in the next round, ensuring an American presence in the semifinals. 'Hailey is such an amazing player, it was such a tough second set. Today I just had to kind of make as many balls as possible,' said Keys. The 30-year-old could count on the support of new US Billie Jean King Cup captain and former coach Lindsay Davenport plus 2017 US Open champion Sloane Stephens, who is sidelined through injury and was also watching from the stands. 'We've a lot of really great players constantly helping us, inspiring us and if we have any questions they're of great help. It's great being friends with such amazing players,' she added.
Reuters
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Reuters
Surviving third-round match points unlocked my game says quarter-finalist Keys
PARIS, June 2 (Reuters) - American Madison Keys knows her French Open run could have ended two days ago when she faced three match points in the third round but it was getting to the brink of defeat that allowed her to cruise into the quarter-finals on Monday, she said. Keys eased into the last eight with a straight sets win over fellow American Hailey Baptiste on Monday. But it could all have been over on Saturday in her match against Sofia Kenin when the Australian Open champion had to defend three match points in the third set before clawing her way back to advance. "Definitely still happy to be here," Keys told a press conference. "Things (against Kenin) were as close as they could have been to being gone ... I think you play a little bit freer when you know that." Keys, who reached the semi-finals in 2018 and the last eight in 2019 in Paris, will next face another American, second-seeded Coco Gauff, in the last eight. "Huge opportunity today to kind of get through that and make another quarter-final here," she said. "A little bit thankful that I'm still in the tournament, but also kind of just knowing the opportunity that I had today, wanting to go out and play really solid and make sure that I took advantage of that."
France 24
3 days ago
- Sport
- France 24
Keys says 'never too late' for success after reaching French Open quarters
The 30-year-old, who won her maiden Grand Slam title in Melbourne in January, reached the French Open last eight for the first time since 2019 with a 6-3, 7-5 win over fellow American Hailey Baptiste. Keys reached the semi-finals in Paris in 2018 and the last eight the following year, but is playing in the second week for only the second time since. "There's a lot of pressure to kind of immediately make it when you're a top junior, and I think sometimes you kind of lose the fun of all of it and all of the just amazing experience that you get to have through being a professional tennis player," said Keys, who turned pro at the age of 14. "I think the biggest thing from all of it is that it's really never too late. I obviously had a lot of success earlier in my career, and then didn't quite get across the line until a few months ago." Keys, seeded seventh in Paris, had made six Grand Slam semi-finals before lifting her first major trophy. "There is really no time limit, and I think a lot of us, as time goes by, and we haven't gotten it, feel like time is running away," added the 2017 US Open runner-up. "So I think there is no time limit. Anything can happen at any moment." She will next face another American in Coco Gauff for a semi-final spot after the former US Open winner beat Ekaterina Alexandrova. Keys has won three of her previous five meetings with the 21-year-old, although Gauff came out on top in their only previous Grand Slam encounter at Flushing Meadows in 2022. "It's been really fun kind of getting to see her do so well at such a young age," Keys said of her quarter-final opponent. "Sometimes I feel very old when talking to Coco, because she says things, and I'm, like, 'Yeah, I don't get that'. "So there's definitely a big age gap that is sometimes shockingly obvious." The world number eight said she arrived in the French capital refreshed after a surprise early exit in Rome to Peyton Stearns. US third seed Jessica Pegula pointed to the gruelling nature of the European clay-court swing after her shock loss to French wildcard Lois Boisson on Monday. "I actually went home after I lost early in Rome," added Keys. "So in some ways I think it was a blessing in disguise for me, because I was able to go home for a little over a week. © 2025 AFP
CNA
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- CNA
Keys downs Baptiste to set up another all-American clash with Gauff
PARIS : Madison Keys fought off a late challenge from fellow American Hailey Baptiste to book her spot in the French Open quarter-finals with a 6-3 7-5 victory at Roland Garros on Monday. The seventh-seeded Keys cantered through the opening set before Baptiste broke for 3-1 in the second, pushing the Australian Open champion to the limit on Court Suzanne Lenglen. Baptiste eventually cracked, allowing her opponent and friend to set up a meeting with second seed Coco Gauff in the next round, ensuring an American presence in the semi-finals. "Hailey is such an amazing player, it was such a tough second set. Today I just had to kind of make as many balls as possible," said Keys. The 30-year-old could count on the support of new U.S. Billie Jean King Cup captain and former coach Lindsay Davenport plus 2017 U.S. Open champion Sloane Stephens, who is sidelined through injury and was also watching from the stands. "We've a lot of really great players constantly helping us, inspiring us and if we have any questions they're of great help. It's great being friends with such amazing players," she added. Keys, who only has one clay court title to her name, will face an expert on the red surface in Gauff and knows she will have to take risks to reach the last four in Paris for the second time after making the semis in 2018. "At the Australian Open I was really brave to go after my shots, that's how I play my best tennis. Sometimes it is hard but usually it pays off," she added.
