Barty knocks out Keys in Paris to reach 1st career Grand Slam semifinals

PARIS, FRANCE June 06. Ashleigh Barty of Australia in action against Madison Keys of the United States on Court Suzanne Lenglen during the Women's Singles Quarter Final match at the 2019 French Open Tennis Tournament at Roland Garros on June 6th 2019 in Paris, France.
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PARIS (AP) Ashleigh Barty reached the French Open semifinals for the first time by beating Madison Keys 6-3, 7-5.

Serving for the match for the second time on Court Suzanne Lenglen, the eighth-seeded Australian won when Keys put a forehand into the net.

The 23-year-old Barty will now play her first semifinal in a major tournament against unseeded American teenager Amanda Anisimova.

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