“Today was a tricky day, so I’m happy I’m through. For sure, Diana played well, so I’m happy I found a way even though in the second set I started to play a bit worse than the first.
“When it’s getting hotter, you need to control the ball a little bit more. I’m through to the quarters so I guess you can say I adjusted. I’m happy I’ll have another chance to play here.”
Swiatek is in the midst of a high-pressure part of her season, having gone undefeated through the clay-court trio of Madrid, Rome, and Roland Garros last spring. Despite three tough opponents in Shnaider, Linda Noskova, and Alexandra Eala, the 23-year-old is into her seventh quarterfinal of the season, putting her two wins from a first final of the year.
Keys will provide a rematch of their dramatic semifinal in Melbourne, which the American won in three sets en route to her first major title, but Swiatek leads their head-to-head 4-2, three of those wins coming on clay.
