A mouth watering clash between Caroline Garcia (8) and Madison Keys (17 first up on RLA Day Eight at the Aus Open, a top quality fourth round match expected.
The first two games lasted eleven minutes, initially Keys saving two break points but losing serve with a double fault, then Garcia saving one break point before also dropping serve with a double fault.
1-1.
Keys held to love.
Garcia held, giving up just one point.
Keys held to love again, then broke the French serve, a forehand converting the break point. 4-2.
5-2 after another American service hold, a break point saved along the way.
Garcia stopped the run, sealing her service game with 2 forehand winners.
Two clean winners then two aces and the set was US bound, locked up by Keys 6-3.
Forehand errors from Garcia presented a break to Keys in the opening game of set two.
Keys consolidated but not without having to go through deuce twice.
A,second break point resulted in a netted response from Garcia and she was broken again. 3-0 Keys.
Three clean American winners and 4-0.
Garcia fought back, holding serve and breaking Keys for 2-4.
Keys broke straight back, this time to love, and led 5-2
Serving for the match, an ace for 30-30.
A forehand winner and match point.
Double fault and deuce.
A brilliant half volley forehand winner won the match 6-3 6-2.
Next in the quarter final for Keys will be the winner of Angie Kerber (21) and Su-Wei Hsieh.
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