The 2024 WTA1000 Madrid Women's Singles 1/4 finals took the lead in ending the two matches, among them, Swiatek reversed 2-1 domineeringly, and Jabbar was reversed by Keys after giving away the egg 6-0 in the first set.
Swiatek, ranked No. 1 in the world and the tournament's top seed and favourite, has won the last two meetings three times, with Swiatek holding a slight 2-1 advantage, while Swiatek has won the last two meetings. On the way to the qualification, both men were very strong and advanced to the quarterfinals without dropping a set. Who will have the last laugh in this showdown?
In the first set, the two played ups and downs, Maya won five games in a row after the opening 1-4, and made a strong 6-4 single-set reversal, leading Swiatek 1-0. In the second set, Swiatek quickly returned the color and won it with a clean 6-0 delivery, and the score was 1-1. In the deciding set, Swiatek won 6-2 in one go, and the big score was 2-1 to complete the reversal.
So far, Swiatek has won three straight victories against Maya, breaking into the semi-finals of this tournament for the second consecutive year, and this is the 15th time in her career that she has reached the semi-finals of a 1000 tournament.
In the other match, No. 8 seed Abdul-Jabbar faced No. 18 seed Case, the two have met twice before, both on hard courts, and Abdul-Jabbar has won both of them, and the overall strength is still stronger. In the first set, Jabbar was able to win 6-0. However, Keys then won two sets in a row, 7-5 and 6-1, and completed the comeback with a big score of 2-1, breaking the upset, ending Abdul-Jabbar's nine-game winning streak at this tournament, and linking two of the world's top 10 to reach the semi-finals for the first time, which is also the sixth time in her career that she has reached the semi-finals of a 1000 tournament.