A couple of minutes later, the fear became reality, as Madison Keys served up the first 6-0 set, or bagel, that Świątek has received in almost four years. Not since a match against Daria Kasatkina at Eastbourne in England in June 2021 had she lost a set 6-0.

Iga Swiatek survived “one of the weirdest matches” after losing the first six games and recovering to defeat Madison Keys and stay on track to defend her title at the Madrid Open.

Iga Swiatek may have been thinking here we go again as Madison Keys stole the first set of their Madrid Open tie 6-0 to move into the lead but she rallied back to seal it 0-6, 6-3, 6-2 in the end.