MELBOURNE, Australia — Madison Keys is in the building.
With women’s tennis on the verge of an epic showdown between its top two players with the Australian Open title on the line, Keys, the 29-year-old American, crashed the party. She stormed back against Iga Swiatek to win their semifinal 5-7, 6-1, 7-6 (10-8).
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Down 7-8 in the tiebreak, Keys crushed two serves, one of them an ace and one Swiatek couldn’t return, to grab the only match point she needed. She banged a return and then watched a Swiatek forehand sail long.
She clutched her fists and screamed and let the biggest smile in years stretch across her cheeks. Dumbfounded, she trotted
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