BNP Paribas Open QF: Madison Keys Aims To Keep 15-Match Winning Streak Alive

The BNP Paribas Open women’s singles quarterfinals begin on Thursday afternoon with 2025 Australian Open champion Madison Keys at the forefront trying to keep her 15-match winning streak alive.

Keys suffered one loss this year and won Adelaide and her maiden Grand Slam at Melbourne.  She has had a whirlwind six months in a decades-long career.  Keys got married in November, won Adelaide and the Australian Open in January, and in her first tournament back since winning in Melbourne, is continuing to play outstanding tennis.

Her sensational season continues 💫
@Madison_Keys sets up a meeting with Bencic in the last eight after a 4-6, 7-6(7), 6-3 victory over Vekic!#TennisParadise pic.twitter.com/O3KBKtZqUQ

— wta (@WTA) March 12, 2025

Her quarterfinal match, scheduled to begin at approximately 5:10 PM EDT on Thursday, the third match of the four quarterfinals, is the most intriguing.  Keys was on the ropes against Donna Vekic on Wednesday but found a way to win.  She faces Belinda Bencic who is also experiencing a career renaissance.

Bencic gave birth to her daughter last year and is trailblazing her way back to professional tennis.  She is the 2025 Abu Dhabi Open champion and had an impressive win over World No. 3 Coco Gauff on Wednesday.

Can Bencic defeat two Top 5 players in less than 24 hours?  We will see.

Here is a sneak peek at the other quarterfinal matches.

Qinwen Zheng vs. Iga Swiatek

This is a rematch from the Paris Olympics where Zheng pulled off the shocking upset of Swiatek on clay en route to Olympic gold.  Swiatek has a new coach and is the two-time defending champion at Indian Wells.  It seems unlikely that Zheng will pull off a second upset in nine months.

Mirra Andreeva vs. Elina Svitolina

Mirra Andreeva looks as good as she did in Dubai a couple of weeks ago en route to her maiden WTA 1000 title.  Svitolina is always a tough opponent who played great against Jessica Pegula, but Andreeva has the momentum and confidence and should secure the win.

Aryna Sabalenka vs. Liudmila Samsonova

World No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka has barely broken a sweat in her matches at Indian Wells.  McCartney Kessler pushed her to a tiebreak in the first set of her first-round match, but since then she has dropped just nine games in five sets.  Samsonova is a great player who took out Daria Kasatkina and Jasmine Paolini in her previous rounds. It seems unlikely that she will be able to upset Sabalenka who has been at top form at Indian Wells.

Though we are not getting too far ahead of ourselves, it is worth mentioning that we could have a rematch of the Australian Open final in the BNP Paribas Open semifinals if Madison Keys and Aryna Sabalenka win on Thursday.