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“It was very tight, point by point, game by game,” Radwanska says. “The serve was the key. It came down to one break.”
She adds: “[Keys] is a very talented powerful player. I knew it was going to be very tough today. I’m very happy to be talking to you (as the winner).”
Agnieszka Radwańska wins 7-6(3), 3-6, 6-3
Third set: Keys 3-6 Radwanska
Keys delivers the winner on the opening point. At 0-15, a lengthy rally that ends when Keys pushes a thunderous forehand long. Radwanska comes to the net and seems to frazzle Keys with a volley, who can only return a weak lob that Radwanska easily smashes to move ahead 30-15. Then after a mid-length rally Keys sprays a forehand wide and Radwanska will have two match points for place int he semis. Keys saves the first when Radwanska nets a backhand, but can’t save the second as the Pole escapes with the win. She’s move through to the semis to face Garbiñe Muguruza.
Radwanska breaks!
Third set: Keys 3-5 Radwanska* (*denotes next server)
Keys leaves a ball that she should have hit for a winner and falls behind 0-15. Then a double fault and all of a sudden Keys finds herself down 0-30 and in trouble. An error by Radwanska makes it 15-30, but then Radwanska gets the best of a frenetic all-court rally – capped by a beautifully executed drop shot – to set up a pair of break-point chances for the pole. Keys saves the first with an overhand smash when a Radwanska drop shot is misplayed, but she can’t save the second: dumping a forehand into the net. Radwanska will serve for the match.
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Third set: *Keys 3-4 Radwanska (*denotes next server)
Two unforced errors off the backhand side give Radwanska a 30-0 lead, but Keys strikes back with a running forehand that the Pole can barely get a racket on. Forehand volley winner by Keys makes it 30-30. Crucial point ahead for both players. Keys sprays a backhand down the line wide – perhaps a bit premature in the point – and Radwanska has a game point at 40-30. A long rally on the next point ends with a ferocious forehand winner by Keys that Radwanska challenges unsuccessfully. Deuce. Keys nets a forehand to give Radwanska another game point, but she errs on a backhand and we’re back to deuce. Cross-court winner by Radwanska followed by an overcooked forehand by Keys and Radwanska escapes with the hold.
Third set: Keys 3-3 Radwanska* (*denotes next server)
Keys with a forehand winner down the line, followed by a 109mph ace to make it 30-0. Radwanska then draws in Keys with a drop shot, who returns with a drop shot of her own that allows Radwanska to win the point with a perfectly placed lob. A winner by Keys to set up two game points at 40-15, then a service winner on a 91mph second serve to take the game.
Third set: *Keys 2-3 Radwanska (*denotes next server)
Keys run ragged by Radwanska on the opening point, forced into an error. Then an unforced error by the American makes it 30-0 on Radwanska’s serve. Keys then responds with a pair for forehand winners to pull within 30-30. Lengthy rally as they trade cross-court forehands, but Keys blinks first with an unforced error into the net. Backhand winner by Radwanska and she’s got the hold.
Third set: Keys 2-2 Radwanska* (*denotes next server)
Keys with the service winner followed by a forehand error. Radwanska apparently misses a backhand long, but a challenge shows it’s just caught the line and the score remains at 15-15. Radwanska error followed by a drive volley winner by Keys makes it 40-15. Radwanska hooks a return wide and Keys keeps pace with the hold.
Third set: *Keys 1-2 Radwanska (*denotes next server)
Keys with an error, then nets a backhand down the line with Radwanska well-positioned to pounce with a volley. At 30-0, some brilliant shot-making all over the court from Keys who closes out the point with an overhand smash, but follows it up with a forehand error to fall behind 40-15. Another backhand return netted and Radwanska gets the hold.
Third set: Keys 1-1 Radwanska* (*denotes next server)
Keys with a 113mph ace down the T, then a powerful angled forehand into the corner to make it 30-0. A 117mph ace makes it 40-0 – Keys’s 10th of the match and her fastest – before she completes the hold at love with a service winner.
Third set: *Keys 0-1 Radwanska (*denotes next server)
Sun bright over No1 Court now. Serving at 15-0, Keys forces Radwanska into an error. Consecutive forehand errors by Keys make it 40-15, but Radwanska – still troubled by Keys’s pace and depth – nets a forehand to make it 40-30. Backhand winner by Radwanska at the net secures the hold.
Madison Keys wins second set!
Second set: Keys 6-3 Radwanska
Keys with an error to fall behind 0-15, but earns it back with a 109mph ace down the T. Keys commits a forced error on a rally to fall behind 15-30, but pulls it back to 30-30 by wrong-footing Radwanska on a forehand winner. Forehand winner by Keys gives the American a set point at 40-30. Radwanska with a nice return on the 99mph serve out wide and Keys misfires the forehand long to bring it to deuce. Radwanska with the forehand error to give Keys a second set point. This time she makes the most of it with a 106mph ace. We’re headed to a decider.
Keys breaks!
Second set: *Keys 5-3 Radwanska (*denotes next server)
Radwanska error followed by a Keys return winner and Keys has a glimmer of opportunity here at 0-30. Seems like ages since she’s had a chance at a break. Radwanska attempts a drop shot but it’s not nearly good enough: Keys anticipates it by miles, puts it away into the open court and Keys had three break points for a 5-3 lead. Radwanska saves the first when Keys nets a completely makeable forehand return, but Keys manages to get the break on the next point when she hits a netcord winner. Talk about good fortune. Now she’ll serve to force a third and deciding set.
Second set: Keys 4-3 Radwanska* (*denotes next server)
Keys in front on a misplayed drop shot by Radwanska, then a powerful forehand winner to make it 30-0. Radwanska nets a forehand as Keys is really pushing her deep with the furious pace of her groundstrokes. That makes it 40-0, and Keys finishes off the hold at love when she forces Radwanska into an error.
Second set: *Keys 3-3 Radwanska (*denotes next server)
Radwanska nets a forehand to fall behind 0-15 on her serve. Keys attempts a passing cross-court winner but can’t quite pull it off, then pushes a forehand return long and suddently it’s 30-15. On the next point they trade drop shots then Radwanska places a lob that Keys somehow chases down and hits a forehand winner than lands in by three inches. Point of the match, no question. Radwanska with a winner on the next point to set up game point, which she converts on a Keys error. Still on serve in the second.
Second set: Keys 3-2 Radwanska* (*denotes next server)
Keys misses a volley badly, drawing oohs and aahs from the crowd. Then Radwanska wrong-foots Keys on a forehand winner to put Keys in the danger zone at 0-30. Keys responds with a 114mph ace, then pulls it to 30-30 after a long rally that ends when Radwanska attempts a lob that sails inches past the baseline (which she challenges unsuccessfully). Radwanska nets a backhand return off Keys’s second serve and Keys has a game point from 0-30 down, but a backhand pushed long brings it to deuce. Mishit return from Radwanska gives Keys an easy winner at the net and another game point. This time she doesn’t squander it, earning the hold with a backhand half-volley winner.
Second set: *Keys 2-2 Radwanska (*denotes next server)
At 15-0, Keys nets a forehand after an extended rally, but responds with a deep, flat groundstroke that Radwanska simply can’t return. She follows that blistering winner immediately with an unforced error, which all but sums up her day. Another error gives Radwanska the game.
Second set: Keys 2-1 Radwanska* (*denotes next server)
A Keys winner followed by a 110mph ace makes it 30-0. Then the American steps into a forehand winner down the line to set up three game points. A 106mph service winner and Keys has the hold at love.
Second set: *Keys 1-1 Radwanska (*denotes next server)
Keys mistimes the return badly and it’s framed eight rows into the crowd. Another badly timed groundstroke makes it 30-0, followed by another unforced error to set up three game points. Error by Radwanska makes it 40-15, but a nicely struck forehand by the Pole locks down the comfortable hold.
Second set: Keys 1-0 Radwanska* (*denotes next server)
Keys with a winner on the opening point. Now the wind is clearly affecting play as Keys re-starts her toss. A Radwanska error makes it 30-0, then an 109mph ace to make it 40-0. Keys with a forehand error into the net on the first of three game points. A nice rally as the players trade baseline power strokes before Keys mixes in a slice that draws Radwanska in, setting up a Keys winner to secure the important hold.
Agnieszka Radwanska wins the first set!
Radwanska wins the opening point on her serve. Keys with a service winner, but Radwanska goes up a mini-break when a Keys slice backhand dips into the net. Radwanska does her part on her serve to move ahead 4-1. Keys with two crucial serves here. She tries for a backhand winner down the line but misses to fall behind 1-5, then pulls within 2-5 on a winner. Serving at 5-2, Radwanska strikes a 91mph ace to set up quadruple set point. Keys saves the first with a backhand return winner, but yet another error gives Radwanska the tiebreak at 7-3 and the first set.
First set: Keys 6-6 Radwanska
Keys faults, then rallies with Radwanska before losing the point on misfired passing shot. Another fault and Radwanska jumps on the second serve to put Keys on the backheel: it works as Keys errors. It’s 0-30 and Keys is two points from losing the first set. The American fights back to make it 30-30, then a huge double fault – Keys’s first of the match – gives Radwanska a set point. Keys faults again, but she goes for it on her second serve: a 97mph shot that sets up a running forehand winner to save set point. A running forehand hit long passed the baseline gives Radwanska a second set point. Keys faults again – this is becoming an alarming trend – but Radwanska tries to return the second serve for a winner but misses by inches. Back to deuce. Radwanska earns a third set point when Keys mistimes a forehand badly, but Keys saves it once again with an angled backhand drop-shot winner. Wow. Keys finally swings it to a game point with an inside-out forehand winner into the opposite court, then earns the hard-won hold when Radwanska nets a forehand. We’re headed to a first-set tiebreak.
First set: *Keys 5-6 Radwanska (*denotes next server)
Quick 30-0 lead for Radwanska, then Keys sends a forehand well beyond the baseline. A service winner gives Radwanska the easy hold.
First set: Keys 5-5 Radwanska* (*denotes next server)
Forehand winner by Keys followed by a netted forehand by Radwanska gives Keys a 30-0 edge as the sun comes out. A backhand error by Keys makes itn 30-15. Keys comes to the net on the next point and Radwanska attemps to lob her, but Keys smashes it into the open court for a game point. Another volley winner by Keys gives her the game.
First set: *Keys 4-5 Radwanska (*denotes next server)
Consecutive service winners for Radwanska, then Keys mistimes a cross-court forehand and sends the return well beyond the baseline. Keys gets one point back on an unforced error, but Radwanska finishes off the hold in short order.
First set: Keys 4-4 Radwanska* (*denotes next server)
Keys in an early 0-30 hole with a pair of overcooked backhands, but a third from the backside side lands in and Keys cuts it to 15-30. Another unforced error by Keys gives Radwanska two break points. Keys saves the first with a 115mph service winner, then the second on a mishit backhand by Radwanska to bring it to deuce. Running forehand winner by Keys gives her a game point from 15-40 down. A 112mph ace completes the escape.
First set: *Keys 3-4 Radwanska (*denotes next server)
A trio of errors by Keys gives Radwanska the early 40-0 edge. The American crushes a return on the following point that Radwanska can’t handle, but a wonderfully struck drop shot gives Radwanska the game.
First set: Keys 3-3 Radwanska* (*denotes next server)
Keys strikes a 111mph ace then a netcord winner stretches it to 30-0. Another ace (109mph) gives the American three game points, but an immediate service winner ensures she’ll only need one. Commanding hold.
First set: *Keys 2-3 Radwanska (*denotes next server)
Keys nets a forehand return on Radwanska’s second serve. She faults against and Keys pounces on the second serve for a return winner to bring it to 15-15. A fortunate netcord for Keys off a baseline groundstroke and Radwanska can’t retrieve it in time, but Keys misses a backhand down the line on the next point and we’re knotted at 30-30. Second serve by Radwanska to Keys’s body, but she sidesteps it and crushes a forehand winner to earn another break-point chance. Baseline rally between the players ends when Keys nets a backhand to bring it to deuce. Keys crushes a running forehand winner into the open court and she’ll have another shot at a break. Keys, positioned inside the baseline, crushes the return on Radwanska’s 77mph second serve, but hits the netcord on her next swing and this time bounces back on her side of the net. Consecutive errors by Keys on the ensuing points and Radwanska escapes with the hold.
First set: Keys 2-2 Radwanska* (*denotes next server)
Keys opens with a 103mph ace. Next comes an extended rally that sees the American moving forward into the court bit by bit with each penetrating groundstroke, with Keys winning the point when Radwanska attempts a passing forehand that misses the line. Another rally on the following point that sees Radwanska attempt a lob that sails long. Three game points for Keys. Radwanska saves the first by running Keys from left to right across the baseline with powerful angled groundstrokes into the corners. At 40-15, Keys faults but then delivers a service winner on a 93mph second serve.
First set: *Keys 1-2 Radwanska (*denotes next server)
At 15-15, Radwanska with a mishit forehand from the baseline that’s sprayed wide. Early pressure again for Radwanska at 15-30. Sharp 94mph serve for Radwanska that Keys has trouble with makes it 30-30, then Radwanska whiffs on a shot to set up another break chance for Keys at 30-40. Golden opportunity for Keys squandered as she mishits a backhand volley into the net to bring it to deuce. Another netted shot by Keys gives Radwanska a game point and she converts it with a service winner.
Radwanska breaks!
First set: Keys 1-1 Radwanska* (*denotes next server)
Very nice backhand winner from Keys for her fifth straight point, but forehand errors on the next two points put her in a 15-30 hole. Forehand winner by Keys where she waits just long enough to wrong-foot Radwanska for 30-30, followed by another forehand winner by Keys to give her a game point. Thunderous backhand from Keys nearly hits the baseline for the game, but it’s called out to bring it to deuce. A Keys error on the backhand side gives Radwanska her first break-point chance, followed by a netted backhand by the American to give Radwanska the break right back.
Keys breaks!
First set: *Keys 1-0 Radwanska (*denotes next server)
Sharp forehand from Radwanska proves too much for Keys on the opening point. Keys with a powerful cross-court backhand on the next point, but a forehand error on her next stroke makes it 30-0. Keys on the board with a forehand winner to make it 30-15 and a Radwanska error pushes it to 30-30. Madison striking the ball extremely well early. Keys pounces on Radwanska’s second serve and forces an error, giving Keys an early chance at a break point. Another second serve for Radwanska and Keys jumps on with it a hard, flat backhand that puts the Pole on the back heel. An error gives the early break to the American.
The players are well into their warm-ups and will begin play in two minutes. Keys will receive first. Radwanska holds a 3-0 edge in the head-to-head series.
Preamble
Welcome to No1 Court where minutes from now Madison Keys will take on Agnieszka Radwanska for a spot in the semi-finals opposite Garbiñe Muguruza, who just saw off Timea Bacsinszky in straight sets. The players should be emerging from the tunnel any minute now.
Bryan will be here shortly.
