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Melbourne, Australia – No. 6 seed Elina Svitolina was five points clear in the third game of the third set against rival Madison Keys.
"I think I have served very well," she said after the match. "I'm coming back solid, so I'm still trying to put pressure on the opponent, which is why I think I'm in the quarter-finals because I've been solid." in all matches, it worked really well. "
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Svitolina had never beaten Keys in two previous meetings and had avenged a heartbreaking defeat in the face of the US Open of 2017, which had to stand up to the American after 96 minutes of play on Margaret Court Arena.
"I worked on [my mindset] In the last two years, I have tried different things, different techniques and tried to find what works for me.
"At some stages of my career, some things have worked, some have not, I'm always trying to find motivation." My family helps me a lot to always push me to go further.
The Ukrainian was leading 4-2 in the last set of the Flushing Meadows match two years ago and was just as compelling to open the game on Monday, getting a double lead and a hold to take the first set.
"Tennis is that kind of sport that always challenges you almost every week, every tournament, every game, so you have to be ready to give 100% every game, of course, if it's not your day. today, you risk losing, but in the end, you gave everything. "
Although Keys has had problems recently with her injury – she chose to play her first event in 2019 in Melbourne rather than a warm-up preheating event – she was one of the first to follow on the plus side. big scenes of the game, reaching the quarterfinals or better three times. four Grand Slam tournaments from last year.
To avoid the disappointment of losing her first set of the fortnight, she took a 5-0 lead and eventually equalized the game with a chance to qualify early in the third.
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