#4 Breaks into top-10 WTA rankings
After a strong clay court season, Keys followed it up with a strong showing at the Aegon Classic in Birmingham a week before Wimbledon.
The ferocious American had to get past Carla Suarez-Navarro in the semifinal of the event to break into the top-10 rankings for the first time in her career. She promptly went on to defeat the 15th ranked Spaniard 3-6, 6-3, 7-6 to become the first new American to break into the top-10 since a certain Serena Williams 17 years ago.
In willing herself to a comeback win after losing the first set, Keys admitted that she had pretended like she did not know the significance of the victory. She elaborated, “I heard about the top 10 ranking from my coach but tried to pretend I didn’t know about it.” Well, to each her own. But there was no arguing the fact it was a significant win in her career.
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