Madison Keys upsets Cori Gauff 3-6 6-2 7-5 in the semifinal in Adelaide on Friday in what was an all-American contest. Keys will face off with Alison Riske in the final. The battle lasted 2 hours and 8 minutes.
Highlights Madison Keys vs. Cori Gauff Adelaide International 2 – Adelaide
Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners
2h:08
At the end of the match, Madison scored 111 points vs. Gauff’s 102.
Keys
Madison served very well to win 78% of the points (47/60) behind her first serve. Anyhow she won only 44% points (14/32) on her second serve. Madison won this match even if she was not so effective in converting her break points as she converted only 24% (4/17) of the procured opportunities.
Gauff
On the other side, Cori had some problems converting her break points (only 20% – 2/10). That was one of the key issues for her loss.
After this match, the head to head between Keys and Gauff is 1-0 for Madison.
Draw and next match H2H: Madison Keys vs. Alison Riske – stats
Keys will play Riske in the final.
This will be the 7th time that Madison Keys and Alison Riske square off. The head to head is 5-1 for Keys (see full H2H stats), 2-1 on hard.
The last time that they fought against each other, Keys won 4-6 7-65 6-2 in the 1st round in New York back in 2016.
Live score progression and stats
Riske had a strong start of this set after breaking Cori Gauff in the 2nd game (2-0) before consolidating her break and lead 3-0. That was sufficient for Gauff to win the set (6-3) as there were no other breaks.
Gauff was perfect in converting all her break points in the 2nd (1-0 30-40), the 4th (3-0 15-40 and 30-40) and the 8th game (5-2 40-A). Moreover, on the other side, Keys was spot on in converting all her break points in the 3rd game (0-2 15-40, 30-40 and 40-A).
They contested 59 points. Cori conquered the set after winning 9 more points than Madison (34-25). Cori dropped 8 points on serve (23-8). on the other side of the court, Madison conceded 11 points on serve (17-11).
Madison in this set was in much better shape than Gauff and without many problems she won 6-2 after breaking Gauff in the 4th (3-1) and in the 8th (6-2) game.
Madison converted 33% of her break points (2/6). She had 6 break points opportunities in the 3rd (2-1 0-40, 15-40 and 30-40) and the 8th game (5-2 30-40, 40-A and 40-A). On the other side, Cori was unable to convert any of her 5 break points. She had 5 break points opportunities in the 1st (0-0 15-40, 30-40 and 40-A) and the 7th game (2-4 15-40 and 30-40).
They played 62 points. Keys conquered the set after winning 10 points more than Cori (36-26). Madison lost 10 points on serve (21-10). On the other side, Gauff conceded 15 points on serve (16-15).
Keys won the set after she broke Gauff in the 6th (4-2) and in the 12th (7-5) game. Cori tried to stage a comeback breaking in the 7th (4-3) game. Anyhow, Madison managed to stay calm and finish the job to win the set 7-5.
Madison converted 11% of her break points (1/9). She had 9 break points opportunities in the 5th (3-2 40-A), the 8th (4-3 30-40, 40-A, 40-A, 40-A and 40-A) and the 12th game (6-5 40-A, 40-A and 40-A). On the other side, Gauff was clinical in converting the only break point that she conquered in the 7th game (2-4 30-40).
They played 96 points. Keys won 8 more points than Gauff (52-44). Madison lost 10 points on serve (23-10). on the other side of the court, Gauff conceded 29 points on serve (34-29).
Tennis Scores in Adelaide
- Madison KeysKeys – Cori GauffGauff (3-6 6-2 7-5) – Stats and score progression
- Alison RiskeRiske – Tamara ZidansekZidansek (w/o) – Stats and score progression
Upcoming matches
- Alison RiskeRiske – Madison KeysKeys (0-5) – H2H details and stats
