“Alyona lost to Madison Keys in the 1/8 finals of the competition in Australia”, — write: sport.ua
In the round of 16, the Latvian lost to the 20th ranked player in the world in three sets Madison Keys (USA) in 2 hours and 8 minutes.
WTA 500 Adelaide. Hard. 1/8 finals
Alyona Ostapenko (Latvia) [8] – Madison Keys (USA) – 6:3, 4:6, 3:6
This was the 6th meeting of the rivals. Keys won the fourth face-to-face confrontation.
Ostapenko failed to defend the trophy she won on these courts in 2024. From Monday, she will drop out of the top twenty of the rating, now she is in the 21st position in the live.
Keys beat the second top-20 tennis player in Adelaide. At the start of the competition, she defeated Beatrice Haddad Maya. In the quarterfinals, Madison will play against third-seeded Daria Kasatkina (WTA 9).