Madison Keys says she absolutely doesn’t find winning a lot “boring” after registering her 16th consecutive win in Indian Wells and prolonging her career-best streak.
After struggling a bit during three-set wins over Elise Mertens and Donna Vekic, the reigning Australian Open champion annihilated Belinda Bencic 6-1 6-1 to book a semifinal ticket in the desert.
Considering how well the Swiss – who beat Coco Gauff on Thursday – has played since kicking off her post-pregnancy comeback, the expectation was that Keys wouldn’t have an easy job at all against the former world No. 4. But the fifth-seeded home favorite came to play and gave no chance to the recent Abu Dhabi winner.
“Getting boring, just winning all the time like this?” the 30-year-old was asked after ousting Bencic for her 16th win in a row. The American responded with a simple “no.”
The reporter followed up by asking: “No? Not at all?” Keys responded by dropping another “no.”
Keys hasn’t forgotten rough times
Amid her outstanding run, the American tennis star if this helped her erase some painful losses and periods from her memory.
“No, you still remember what losing feels like. That’s probably something that you’ll never really forget. I don’t think I’ve ever had a streak this long, but obviously would like for…
