Including her run at Wimbledon, this marks the first time Keys has logged back-to-back quarterfinal appearances at Grand Slam tournaments since 2018.
Her goals now are small and tangible rather than performance-based, such as adding more slice or being more aggressive on her second serve. She remembered she loves the tactile work of improving her craft. The wins aren’t accidental, but they are secondary in her mind.“After all these years playing, it’s kind of the point now where I don’t have to be out here anymore. Ito be out here,” said Keys, who turned pro on her 14th birthday.
“She’s a crafty player. … Sometimes I’d hit a really good shot and I thought, ‘That’s not coming back,’ ” Stearns said. “She’d get a racket on it and just chip it in the court.” To prepare, Keys plans to practice against a lefty ahead of Wednesday’s match, though she already has one such session — against Vondrousova herself — under her belt. The pair hit ahead of the tournament, when the Czech discovered firsthand just how hard and fast Keys wallops her groundstrokes and serves.
“I think [I’m going to] run so much for everything,” Vondrousova said, smiling. “... She’s at home also. She played finals here couple years ago. I feel like she feels great here, so it’s going to be a very tough match.” Keys agreed with that assessment, both about the rigor of the challenge ahead and the fact that, after all these years, she’s back to feeling great in New York.
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