Osaka bounces back to defeat Bertens; Kvitova and Keys set up clash

Naomi Osaka dropped a set, but finished strong to defeat Kiki Bertens, 6-3, 3-6, 6-3. On the other side of the draw, Petra Kvitova and Madison Keys will face each other for the first time since 2016.

Published Jan 10, 2020

Osaka bounces back to defeat Bertens; Kvitova and Keys set up clash

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BRISBANE, Australia (AP) — Australian Open champion Naomi Osaka, two-time Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova, Madison Keys and defending champion Karolina Pliskova all reached the semifinals Friday at the Brisbane International.

Osaka beat Kiki Bertens 6-3, 3-6, 6-3, Kvitova defeated qualifier Jennifer Brady 6-4, 6-2, Keys beat Danielle Collins 6-4, 6-1 and Pliskova eliminated Alison Riske 7-6 (6), 6-3. Brady was coming off wins over Maria Sharapova in the first round and top-ranked Ash Barty in the second.

Keys, a 2017 U.S. Open finalist, reached the semifinals in Brisbane for the first time in four attempts.

"Happy to get a lot of matches in and feel like a lot of what I was working on during off-season is kind of immediately clicking," Keys said. "There's still some things that I want to do a little bit better, but it's definitely a great starting point for the year."

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