Andy Roddick shares heartfelt feelings about Madison Keys knocking out Iga Swiatek to reach Australian Open final

Madison Keys played some scintillating tennis to outclass Iga Swiatek in the semifinals of the Australian Open and fellow American star Andy Roddick has hailed her for sticking to her game plan to claim a monumental victory. Keys didn’t get off to a great start as she lost the opening set 5-7 but came out all guns blazing in the second set to win it 6-1.

This served as a massive morale boost for the American as this was the first time Swiatek conceded a set at the 2025 Australian Open.

The final set went the distance and Keys won the deciding tie-breaker 10-8 to reach her first final at the Melbourne Major. Roddick applauded Keys for reading the game, sticking to her game plan, and playing to her strengths, in one of the biggest matches of her career. He said on his podcast Served With Andy Roddick:

“You knew she was going to be emotional when she closed it out and she stepped up. She was down 5-7 in the breaker and just stuck to her game plan. She knew there was no winning with just putting the balls in the court. She had to fire when she had two feet underneath her.

It was a clear game plan. Game plans are easy, ideas are easy, the execution is hard. Otherwise, every person would be a professional tennis player.”