section_path: Career/2024: Second WTA 1000 clay semifinal
section_name: 2024: Second WTA 1000 clay semifinal
paragraph_text: 2024: Second WTA 1000 clay semifinal
  
  After an early season injury, at the Miami Open, she reached the fourth round only for the second time at this tournament, with wins over Diana Shnaider in the second round in a little over an hour, and Wang Xinyu, both in straight sets.
  
  At the Madrid Open, she reached her second WTA 1000 clay semifinal, the first at this tournament, having never been past the third round, defeating Irina-Camelia Begu, 15th seed Liudmila Samsonova, third seed Coco Gauff, and eighth seed Ons Jabeur, coming from 0–6, 0–2 down to win the match. As a result, she returned to No. 16 in the rankings. At the next WTA 1000, the Italian Open, she reached her second straight quarterfinal by defeating Camila Osorio, 12th seed Beatriz Haddad Maia and 28th seed Sorana Cîrstea. She last reached this level at this tournament in 2016.
  
  In Strasbourg, she won her eighth title without dropping a set in the tournament, defeating third seed Danielle Collins in an all-American final. However, she lost in the third round of the French Open to Emma Navarro.
  
  Keys progressed to the fourth round at Wimbledon, where she was forced to retire at 5-5 in the third set against eventual finalist Jasmine Paolini, having gotten injured while serving up 5-2. She did not participate in the Olympics and lost in the third round of the US Open to No. 33 seed Elise Mertens in three sets. She would end the year ranked outside the top 20 at No. 21.
  
  After an early season injury, at the Miami Open, she reached the fourth round only for the second time at this tournament, with wins over Diana Shnaider in the second round in a little over an hour, and Wang Xinyu, both in straight sets.
  
  At the Madrid Open, she reached her second WTA 1000 clay semifinal, the first at this tournament, having never been past the third round, defeating Irina-Camelia Begu, 15th seed Liudmila Samsonova, third seed Coco Gauff, and eighth seed Ons Jabeur, coming from 0–6, 0–2 down to win the match. As a result, she returned to No. 16 in the rankings. At the next WTA 1000, the Italian Open, she reached her second straight quarterfinal by defeating Camila Osorio, 12th seed Beatriz Haddad Maia and 28th seed Sorana Cîrstea. She last reached this level at this tournament in 2016.
  
  In Strasbourg, she won her eighth title without dropping a set in the tournament, defeating third seed Danielle Collins in an all-American final. However, she lost in the third round of the French Open to Emma Navarro.
  
  Keys progressed to the fourth round at Wimbledon, where she was forced to retire at 5-5 in the third set against eventual finalist Jasmine Paolini, having gotten injured while serving up 5-2. She did not participate in the Olympics and lost in the third round of the US Open to No. 33 seed Elise Mertens in three sets. She would end the year ranked outside the top 20 at No. 21.