MELBOURNE, Australia — Defending champion Madison Keys survived a tricky second-set problem on Thursday to advance to the third spherical of the Australian Open with a 6-1, 7-5 victory over fellow American Ashlyn Kruger.
After dominating the primary set, the ninth-seeded Keys fell behind 5-2 within the second set, however rallied for victory at John Cain Area.
In one other early match between two American ladies, sixth-seeded Jessica Pegula defeated McCartney Kessler 6-0, 6-2.
“I feel I began off very well, however Ashlyn began off a bit sluggish,” Keyes stated. “And I totally anticipated her to boost the bar, and he or she truly did that. It simply acquired away from me a bit too shortly.”
Keys stated she tried to get again to fundamentals in hopes of no less than making ready for a decisive third set.
As a substitute, she took second.
“Even when I misplaced the (second) set, I simply needed to verify I acquired again within the set, understood how my recreation went, and tried to get a number of extra factors,” Keyes stated. “As soon as I acquired some momentum again, I attempted to hit the bottom working and do no matter I may to get again into the set.”
