Indian Wells: Diane Parry Falls in Second Round Against Madison Keys

Tonight, Diane Parry was facing another American at Indian Wells: Madison Keys. A match from which the Nice player will draw lessons in her quest to return to the top 100.

Diane Parry’s adventure at the Indian Wells Masters 1000 ended tonight. After easily winning her two qualifying matches and her first round against legend Venus Williams, the level had stepped up. In the second round, she faced another American player: Madison Keys (31 years old, 15th ranked). Exempt from the first round thanks to her seeding, the Cincinnati native has been among the world’s best players for several years. As proof, her Grand Slam title won last year at the Australian Open.

The task looked difficult. Diane Parry started her match well, placing some returns of serve down the line. Aggressive, the French player attacked the lines to outmaneuver her opponent. Clean in the opening games, the trend reversed in the middle of the first set. A slight drop in pace allowed Madison Keys to pull away. The quality of Diane Parry’s first serve, despite being much better than earlier in the season, did not allow her to make differences on her serve. Madison Keys, very focused, won the first set logically (6-4).

Once again taped on the thigh, Diane Parry appeared less mobile. Her opponent took advantage of this to accelerate the play on her forehand, forcing the Nice player to shorten her game. Madison Keys only had to finish off the points at the net and break Diane Parry’s serve from the first game. Things got complicated afterwards. Despite a nice reaction from the French player, the surgical precision of the American’s shots made the difference. Coming close to getting back in the match several times, Diane Parry showed good things in sequences. Despite this, Madison Keys qualified for the Round of 16 at Indian Wells (6-4/6-3) in 1h42. She will face British player Sonay Kartal there.

For Diane Parry, despite this early elimination, the level of play improved considerably. This offers good prospects for the rest of this American tour and the start of the clay court season, which will begin at the end of the month. Before that, we should see the Azuréenne in Miami next week to compete in the qualifying tournament again.