Elina Svitolina's quick reflexes were on show during her Australian Open quarterfinal against Madison Keys.
Early in the second set, the Ukrainian managed to track down a Keys drop shot, but Keys anticipated the direction of her pass and set up to swat the volley away. But Svitolina had covered it, and managed to redirect the ball into open space.
It wasn't enough to save the match, though. Keys came back to win 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 and book her place in her seventh career Grand Slam semifinal.
![[8] Emma Navarro d. Peyton Stearns 6-7(5), 7-6(5), 7-5, Australian Open R1 (3:20). Navarro trailed 2-0 in set 2 and 5-3 in set 3, but recovered to improve her head-to-head against Stearns to 5-1.](https://photoresources.wtatennis.com/photo-resources/2025/01/14/b0698515-d078-43ab-b355-a1dbc673364b/Navarro-R1-Daniel-Pockett-Getty.jpg?width=451&height=268)
![In front of her home crowd, Destanee Aiava came from 5-2 down in set 2 and 5-3 down in set 3, saving two match points down 5-4 in the decider, to edge Greet Minnen 5-7, 7-5, 7-6[5] in the Australian Open first round.](https://photoresources.wtatennis.com/photo-resources/2025/01/13/00f01721-63f7-4905-a948-cf260f2e499d/Aiava-R1-Hannah-Peters.jpg?width=451&height=268)
