Magda Linette vs Madison Keys Preview & Prediction | 2024 Internationaux de Strasbourg | Quarter-Final
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This should be a quality battle between two of the form players on clay this swing.
RANKING POINTS: WTA 500
START DATE/TIME: Thursday 23rd May 2024, UK – not before 11:15 / US EST – not before 06:15 / US PST – not before 03:15
VENUE: Tennis Club de Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France
SURFACE: Outdoor clay
HOW TO WATCH ON TV: UK – Sky Sports Tennis / US – Tennis Channel
HOW TO WATCH ONLINE: UK – Sky Go / US – Tennis Channel
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MAGDA LINETTE VS MADISON KEYS PREDICTION
World number 16 Madison Keys missed the first few months of the new season through injury but she appears to be making up for lost time since the start of the clay swing. The 29-year-old reached the semi-finals of the Madrid Open and quarter-finals of the Italian Open before defeats to eventual champion Iga Swiatek on both occasions, suggesting it should take a serious specialist in these conditions to oust her in Strasbourg.
A straight sets victory over Xinyu Wang on Wednesday is a solid opener here but world number 50 Magda Linette has also found her feet on clay in recent weeks to offer a sterner test. The 32-year-old came back from a set down to oust sixth seed Ekaterina Alexandrova on Wednesday, building on recent tight exits on clay to the likes of Aryna Sabalenka and Victoria Azarenka, but she will have to find her best to stop Keys as she trails 1-3 to the American in their head-to-head.
Keys beat Linette in three sets on clay in their most recent encounter at Charleston last spring and two of their four matches have seen sets go both ways. Back Keys to win outright.
MAGDA LINETTE VS MADISON KEYS TIP: MADISON KEYS TO WIN
