Australian Open Final or Madison Keys' Unexpectedly Strong Game
The Australian Open final featured the world's number one Aryna Sabalenka and American Madison Keys, who is ranked 14th.
First Set
The start of the set was unexpected. Keys was able to convert a break and confirm it on her serve. The American was leading 0-2. But in the third game, Aryna took her serve with relative confidence and earned the first point. It was noticeable that Madison had prepared for the match and was trying to actively receive. She was confident on serve. In the fifth game, Aryna had a double fault and a couple of errors. This led to Madison taking her opponent's serve and leading 1-4. She immediately confirmed the break, winning the game to nil. In the eighth game, Sabalenka was able to convert a break and reduced the gap in the score (3-5). But Arina couldn't win the set. In the ninth game, she lost her serve and the set. Score: 3-6. Sabalenka made too many mistakes. Including length.
Second set
The first two sets were even. In the third, on the third attempt, Arina realized the break. She was able to confirm it right away. She took the lead: 3-1. In the fifth game, she realized the second break in the set and increased the gap in the score. In the sixth game, with difficulty, she was able to confirm the break. As a result, Sabalenka won the set with a score of 6-2. It is important to note that the American began to make more mistakes. This is despite the fact that there were no double faults. Arina had five double faults.
Third set
The set was even, but nervous. Until the score of 5-5, both tennis players played confidently on their serve. But in the 11th and 12th games, the American was stronger. She became the winner of the Grand Slam tournament in Australia. The score of the third set: 5 - 7. The score of the match: 1 - 2. Arina was unable to win the tournament for the third time in a row.
It is important to note that Madison Keys, contrary to all predictions, was able to beat the second and first rackets of the World in a row. In the semi-finals, she beat Iga Sviontek. This trophy allowed the American to break into the TOP-10. She scored 2000 rating points. At the moment, she occupies the seventh line. Arina lost 700 points. But remained in the first line in the ranking.
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