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Keys Survives Wobble to March on in Melbourne
Madison Keys overcame a late second-set challenge to secure a 6-1, 7-5 victory over Ashlyn Krueger and advance to the Australian Open third round.
- On Thursday, Jan. 22, 2026, Madison Keys defeated Ashlyn Krueger 6-1, 7-5 at John Cain Arena, Melbourne, to reach the third round.
- After sweeping the first set, Keys handed Krueger two breaks with a succession of double faults and fell behind 5-2 in the second set before rallying to win.
- Keys said `I started really well, and I think Ashlyn started a little slow, `and then I was fully expecting her to raise her level, which she did`.
- She will next face Karolina Pliskova in the third round, and three seeds including Coco Gauff and Alexander Zverev also progressed.
- A full-day crowd of 103,720 fans set a record for the third time in four days at Melbourne Park, reinforcing the event's festival atmosphere on Wednesday.
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Keys advances to 3rd round; Pegula joins her | Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
MELBOURNE, Australia -- Defending champion Madison Keys survived a tough second-set challenge on Thursday but overcame fellow American Ashlyn Krueger 6-1, 7-5 to reach the third round of the Australian Open.
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MELBOURNE (AP) — Defending champion Madison Keys survived a tough second-set challenge to defeat fellow American Ashlyn Krueger 6-1, 7-5 on Thursday to reach the third round of the Australian Open. After dominating the first set, the ninth-seeded Keys fell behind 5-2 in the second but rallied to secure the victory at John Cain Arena. In another early all-American match, sixth-seeded Jessica Pegula defeated McCartney Kessler 6-0, 6-2. “I think I …
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