The No. 6 seed missed multiple break points to seize the advantage in the third set and Keys profited to move into the quarterfinals.

Elena Rybakina, the 2023 Australian Open finalist, faced a challenging third-round match against Ukraine's Dayana Yastremska. Despite a troubling back injury, she secured a 6-3, 6-4 victory.

The problem for the 2023 finalist at Melbourne Park follows a season where she was plagued by injury and illness. Rybakina’s build-up to Wimbledon in the summer was hampered by acute bronchitis, which also caused her to withdraw from the Paris Olympics.