Albert
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My Prediction
Keys in 3 sets.Ah, tennis, the gift that keeps on serving. As we peruse the tantalizing matchup of Madison Keys versus Donna Vekic in the round of 16 at the Mutua Madrid Open, there's plenty afoot.
Madison Keys, sitting pretty as the fifth seed, has been simmering like a good stew lately. Keys blazed Kalinskaya and Bronzetti both in straight sets recently, comprehending the phrase 'short and sweet', it seems. Meanwhile, Donna Vekic, the 19th seed, suffered a hiccup at the hands of Fett and Masarova in the past month or two. Yet she showed some mettle, taking down Navarro and Baptiste.
Reviewing their past performance as an episode of a soap opera, Keys and Vekic have sparred three times. It's a mini-drama, with a familiar storyline - Keys has bested Vekic twice against a solo win for Vekic. Vekic might fancy playing the underdog, but if we've learned anything from Tolkien, it's that five beats one.
So, hold on to your hats and maybe, just maybe, consider investing in Keys.
Albert's Prediction: Keys in 3 sets.
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