On January 25, Beijing time, the Australian Open field ushered in another cold! In the first women's singles quarterfinals, the No. 4 seed Kreichkova broke out and lost 3-6 2-6 to former Grand Slam runner-up Usa Keyse. After 7 years, Case returned to the Australian Open women's singles final four and will strive to equal his personal Grand Slam best record. The new French Open champion was out of the game and missed the semi-finals.
The Australian Open men's and women's singles top 8 were all born, and also ushered in the second week of fierce duels. World No. 4 Kreichkova is facing American veteran Keith this time. Kreichkova won the French Open women's singles and women's doubles titles last season and became the first woman to achieve that feat in 21 years. Previously, Kreichkova had survived a comeback in a match against Ostapenko. Keith, on the other hand, was in a state of flux, beating Grand Slam champion Kenning in the first round. In the last round, she eliminated No. 8 seed Bardoza to advance to the quarterfinals.
The two have not fought before, and this time it is also an encounter. In the first set, both sides gave break points in the first four sets, but they were defused separately. In the 5th set, the two engaged in a long battle, and Case finally struggled to save after defusing 4 break points and experiencing 6 equal points. In the 6th set, Kreichkova's own serve was also severely challenged, and she was finally broken after saving four break points. Case led 4-2 and then held on to the lead to win the first set 6-3.
In the second set, Case broke in the first set. Kreichkova's mood was greatly affected, and the third set was broken again, and Case led 3-0. Although Krychkova broke in the fourth set, Keys, who broke one more set, maintained his advantage and won the game 5-2 with the ball. In the end, Keith did not waste a chance to win the game, winning another set 6-2 and winning 2-0 to advance.
At the moment of the victory, Keith was also very excited. He stooped down and screamed, celebrating his victory! So far, Keith, who is only ranked 51st in the world, has eliminated two top 10 players in a row. She returned to the top four of the Australian Open after 7 years and had the opportunity to attack the final and even the champion.