Keys defeats Garcia in the 2nd round of the Dubai Duty Free Championships. HIGHLIGHTS – DUBAI RESULTS

DUBAI DUTY FREE CHAMPIONSHIPS - DUBAI DRAW AND RESULTS. Keys ousts Garcia to fight against Victoria Azarenka in the 3rd round

By
Luke Meyer
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Madison Keys gets by Caroline Garcia 7-5 6-4 in the 2nd round in Dubai on Tuesday. Keys will play Victoria Azarenka in the 3rd round. The match lasted 1 hour and 45 minutes. This will be her best achievement in this tournament. In the past, the best she could do was reach the 2nd round in 2021. Here you can see her history at this event.

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Keys's Record

Highlights Madison Keys vs. Caroline Garcia Dubai Duty Free Championships – Dubai

Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners

Keys
Garcia
Madison Keys
7-5 6-4
1h:45
Caroline Garcia
81
81
Total points
71
71
29
29
Winners
29
29
36%
36%
Ratio Winners
41%
41%
-- Serve --
2
2
Aces
4
4
1
1
Double Faults
7
7
60%
60%
1st in
50%
50%
71%
71%
1st won
69%
69%
29/41
29/41
1st won
29/42
29/42
59%
59%
2nd won
45%
45%
16/27
16/27
2nd won
19/42
19/42
-- Break Points --
3/10
3/10
Total
1/2
1/2
30%
30%
Won
50%
50%
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At the end of the match, Madison scored 81 points vs. the French player’s 71.

Keys

The American won this match even if she had some problems converting her break points since she converted only 30% (3/10) of the procured opportunities.

Garcia

On the other side, Garcia was pretty focused in converting 50% of the break points that she procured points (1/2). Nonetheless, that was not enough to win the encounter.

After this match, the head to head between Keys and Garcia is 4-1 for Madison.

Draw and next match H2H: Madison Keys vs. Victoria Azarenka – stats

Keys will face Azarenka in the 3rd round.

This will be the 5th time that Madison Keys and Victoria Azarenka play each other. The head to head is 4-0 for Azarenka (see full H2H stats), 3-0 on hard.

The last time that they locked horns, Azarenka won 1-6 6-2 6-1 in the 3rd round in Melbourne back in January 2023.

Madison Keys Draw info

Live score progression and stats

1st Set -
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KeysGarcia
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0
0
G
0
0

Madison won the set after she broke Garcia in the 5th (3-2) and in the 11th (6-5) game. The French player tried to stage a comeback breaking in the 6th (3-3) game. Nevertheless, the American kept the situation under control to conquer the set 7-5.

The French player was unable to find the solution against the opposition in the last 4 games of the set when the game count went from 4-5 to 7-5.

Keys converted 40% of her break points (2/5). She had 5 break points opportunities in the 5th (2-2 0-40), the 11th (5-5 40-A and 40-A) and the 13th game (7-4 15-40 and 30-40). In addition on the other side, the French player converted 50% of her break points (1/2). She had her opportunities in the 4th (2-1 40-A) and the 6th game (2-3 40-A).

They contested 88 points. The set was a huge battle since finally Keys won just 2 more points than the French player (45-43). Keys surrendered 15 points on serve (25-15). Regarding the other side of the net, the French player conceded 20 points on serve (28-20).

2nd Set -
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0
0
0
0

Both players managed to hold their serve for the entire set. The only difference was just 1 break that the American clinched in the 3rd game (2-1) prior to finally conquering the set (6-4).

Keys converted 20% of her break points (1/5). She had 5 break points opportunities in the 3rd (1-1 30-40), the 5th (3-1 30-40) and the 7th game (4-2 30-40, 40-A and 40-A). On the other side, Madison didn’t concede a single break point during this set.

They played 68 points. Madison won 8 points more than Garcia (38-30). Keys conceded 10 points on serve (22-10). On the losing side, the French player conceded 16 points on serve (20-16).

1st
Keys
Garcia
7-5
7
5
6
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
3
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
0
1
2nd
Keys
Garcia
6-4
6
4
5
4
5
3
4
3
4
2
3
2
3
1
2
1
1
1
0
1
 

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