Swiatek will face No. 19 Madison Keys of the U.S. on Thursday night for a berth in the final. The other women’s semifinal is No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka, the two-time defending champion, against her good friend, No. 11 Paula Badosa.
Four Americans - Coco Gauff, Jessica Pegula, Madison Keys, and Emma Navarro - currently occupy a top 10 spot in the WTA rankings.
Madison Keys is back into the Australian Open semifinals for a third time after her 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 win Wednesday over Elina Svitolina of Ukraine.
It’s down to the last four in the Australian Open, and Iga Swiatek is set to battle Madison Keys for a spot in her first AO finals! The post Iga Swiatek Braces for Tough Madison Keys Showdown as American ATP Legend Analyzes Australian Open Clash appeared first on EssentiallySports.
No. 2-seeded Swiatek beat No. 8 Navarro 6-1, 6-2 on Wednesday and now will face another American, No. 19 Madison Keys, for a berth in the final.
Seven Americans made it through to the second week of the 2025 Australian Open. Some of the fourth-round participants are obvious, like Emma Navarro
Keys, Coco Gauff, Jessica Pegula and Emma Navarro—leave Melbourne in the Top 10. Their visible presence should continue into 2025.
Iga Swiatek cruised past Emma Navarro to secure her spot in the semi-finals, setting up an exciting showdown with Madison Keys in what promises to be a high-stakes encounter in the Australian Open.
The Australian Open bottom half will finalize its semifinalists on Wednesday, with Iga Swiatek taking on Emma Navarro, while Madison Keys faces Elina Svitolina in Melbourne.
The Polish second seed was phenomenal on a gusty day at Rod Laver Arena, powering past the eighth-seeded American 6-1, 6-2.
Iga Swiatek dropped just three games as she breezed past Emma Navarro to reach the Australian Open semi-finals and continue her bid for a maiden Melbourne title .
Swiatek's latest lopsided win came via a 6-1, 6-2 score in the quarterfinals against No. 8 seed Emma Navarro on Wednesday.