Madrid, May 1 -- Defending champion Iga Swiatek recovered from losing the first set without winning a game to beat Madison Keys 0-6 6-3 6-2 in their Madrid Open quarter-final match.
American Keys, who won the Australian Open for her first Grand Slam victory earlier this year, took the first set in 24 minutes before four-time French Open champion Swiatek recovered to secure a semi-final spot on Wednesday.
"Honestly, it was one of the weirdest matches I've ever played," said Poland's Swiatek.
"I didn't feel like the first set was that bad. I felt the ball well - it just went super long. I tried to play a bit shorter and with some mistakes by Maddy, the momentum changed in the end. I'm happy that I
did it," she said.
Swiatek will face Coc...