Madison Keys has upset former runner-up Elena Rybakina to set up an Australian Open quarter-final with inspired veteran Elina Svitolina.
It was a literal love match on Rod Laver Arena on Saturday night when a male spectator proposed during the all-American clash between Madison Keys and Danielle Collins.
Elina Svitolina beats Veronika Kudermetova in straight sets ( 6-4, 6-1) at Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne to set up a clash with American Madison Keys.
Danielle Collins and Madison Keys will clash in an all-American third-round duel at the Australian Open 2025 on Saturday (January 18).
19th seed Madison Keys of the United States has reached the Australian Open quarter-finals for the fourth time in her career. She clinched a hard-fought win over sixth seed Elena Rybakina of Kazakhstan. The match lasted 1 hour and 49 minutes, ending with a scoreline of 6-3, 1-6, 6-3 in favor of Keys.
Keys got the better of her childhood rival, who has become a controversial figure in Melbourne, on Rod Laver Arena, and made new fans with her ringing endorsement of the city’s coffee scene.
Danielle Collins was greeted with loud boos as she stepped onto Rod Laver Arena for her third-round match against Madison Keys at the Australian Open.
No. 19 seed American Madison Keys moved into the Australian Open quarterfinals for the fourth time in her career by ousting No. 6 seed Elena Rybakina of Kazakhstan on Monday.
Elina Svitolina said she hopes to bring "a little light" to the Ukrainian people after sweeping past a Russian into the Australian Open quarter-finals on Monday.
Madison Keys won a power-hitting battle with Elena Rybakina in the Round of 16 on Monday. In the quarterfinals, she will face Elina Svitolina, who came back from a double-break down in the first set to roll past Veronika Kudermetova.
Elina Svitolina came back from a double-break down in the first set to roll past Veronika Kudermetova in the Round of 16.
Madison Keys upset Elena Rybakina 6-3, 1-6, 6-3 to reach the Australian Open quarterfinals, 10 years after her run to the AO semifinals. Photo credit: Quinn Rooney/Getty Declarative strikes gave Elena Rybakina the final word in second-set rallies.