World No. 20 Madison Keys has received the Adelaide Worldwide title in her debut after beating No. 1 seed Jessica Pegula in an all-American ultimate 6-3 4-6 6-1.
All through the ultimate, the unseeded American served fairly nicely, firing 10 aces and profitable 73 p.c of her first serve factors.
Whereas the No. 1 seed nonetheless managed to earn six break factors and convert three, it wasn’t sufficient as Keys had 12 break factors and transformed six of these possibilities.
For the 29-year-old, that is her ninth WTA title and the primary one since profitable Eastbourne through the grass season.
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Additionally, the previous world No. 7 now has a 2-1 head-to-head report towards Pegula.
How Keys beat Pegula?
Early within the ultimate, the world No. 20 opened a 2-0 lead however then misplaced the next video games.
Nevertheless, she did not panic and responded with back-to-back breaks to assert 4 video games in a row and take the primary set in type.
After shedding the final 4 video games of the primary set, the top-seeded American bounced again by profitable the primary 4 video games of the second set.
Whereas Keys managed to get one break again, the 30-year-old held on to her second break and managed to pressure a decider after serving out for the second set within the tenth sport.
By the primary two video games within the decider, the 2 gamers have been tied to 1 sport apiece.
Then, the unseeded American went on a serious run, accumulating the subsequent 5 video games to finish her three-set win.
In the meantime, the 2 American stars will now head to Melbourne for the Australian Open.
In her opener at Melbourne Park, the Adelaide champion will tackle Ann Li.
On the opposite aspect, Pegula is ready to start out her Australian Open marketing campaign by clashing towards rising Australian star Maya Joint.
