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Keys shocks Swiatek to set up final clash with Sabalenka
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MADISON KEYS stunned Iga Swiatek today to set up an Australian Open final against two-time defending champion Aryna Sabalenka.
It had appeared the world’s top two players were on a collision course to meet in a grand slam final for the first time, and Sabalenka kept her end of the bargain by beating close friend Paula Badosa 6-4 6-2.
But Swiatek, who had dropped just 14 games en route to the last four, was unable to join her, losing out 5-7 6-1 7-6 (10/8) in a pulsating match against Keys, who reached her only previous grand slam final at the US Open back in 2017.
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