Erik Gudris | @atntennis | Monday, June 2, 2025
Image source: Tony Chang/Chang Photography
Madison Keys Fight against Americans’ talent for her position in the Roland Garros quarterfinals.
Her next steps: Coco Goff, The highest ranking American woman.
The 7th seed key was defeated Hailey Baptiste In the fourth round, she returned to Paris for the third time in her career for the last eight games.
Key, crash Iga Swiatek and No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka To capture her virgin principal at the Australian Open in January, she is still hunting possibly completing a rare calendar grand slam if she wins the championship in Paris.
The key won the U.S. conflict! 💪
🔜iinto #RolandGarros Quarter 🇺🇸 pic.twitter.com/vz4g2kvirl
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“Absolutely still happy to be here. Things are as close as possible,” Case said afterward. “I think when you know that, you’re going to play some more freer games, but there’s also a huge chance to get through that and have another quarterfinal here.”
“It’s a little bit of both. A little thankful for being still in the game, but also just knowing the opportunity I have today, wanting to go out and play hard and making sure I took advantage of that.”
The key is comfortable when her experienced opponent wants to find her form. Baptiste said clay was her favorite surface and soon found it in the second set. Baptiste enjoyed an early break but then played a bad game and gave up on love with a 2-3 score.
Later in the scene, Baptiste, 23, kept her neck and neck with a key, looking like she could force the decision. Baptiste showed off a powerful all-stadium game, and after she just lost her forehand and returned after she lost her forehand while she was in the game at 5-4. Then, Keys’ experience is revealed in the next game. After the keys were held 5-All, she returned to Baptiste’s serve.
Keys won the winner at 97 mph and quickly found himself 15-40. She then beat another big picture in the forehand winners game, ensuring a rest with a 6-5 advantage. A breakout point was beaten for the key to this game, and then finally won with the forehand winner of the cross country.
.@Madison_Keys Action under the sun in Paris pic.twitter.com/O0SGLHBFQX
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Next is the familiar friendly enemy in the No. 2 seed Coco Gauff.
This will be their sixth professional meeting, the first since Madrid in 2024. Keys believes Goff is at his best on clay.
“I think cocoa is obviously quite dominant in clay,” Case told the media in Paris. “It’s obviously a huge challenge. I think it would be a lot for me to try to balance the pursuit of things, but knowing that her ability to mask the court’s ability, you’re going to have to win that many times before it can really end up.
“So, I think it’s always one of the tricky things when you play someone who moves like her. Well, you’re also threatening her and if you can’t control that at any time, then she’s going to be an invader.
“So, I think the biggest thing is to do the balance of things, but with enough profit, it’s a repeatable ball, one shot.”
Keys, 30, knew and met and worked with Gauff for a while, but how young Americans dealt with all the pressure and attention she was under.
“She handled it very well, and I always impressed me because she has more success and more media attention than I do, and I know it’s absolutely hard to deal with for me at times,” Case said. “I feel like you look at her and she just strides forward and goes on to be 100% her and I’m always impressed by that.”
