▁adv ancing ▁to ▁the ▁semif inals . ▁ ▁Ke ys ' ▁first ▁victory ▁over ▁Ker ber ▁came ▁in ▁the ▁final ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁East bourne ▁International ▁to ▁give ▁Ke ys ▁her ▁first ▁ever ▁W TA ▁title . ▁This ▁was ▁their ▁third ▁meeting . ▁Since ▁this ▁victory , ▁Ke ys ▁not ably ▁lost ▁to ▁Ker ber ▁in ▁the ▁final ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁Char l eston ▁Open , ▁the ▁semif inals ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁Rio ▁Olympics , ▁and ▁the ▁quarter final s ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁Australian ▁Open . ▁In ▁particular , ▁Ke ys ▁would ▁have ▁won ▁a ▁medal ▁had ▁she ▁defeated ▁Ker ber ▁at ▁the ▁Olympics ▁but ▁ended ▁up ▁finishing ▁in ▁fourth ▁place ▁just ▁off ▁the ▁pod ium . ▁She ▁sn apped ▁her ▁five - match ▁losing ▁stre ak ▁to ▁Ker ber ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁with ▁a ▁come - from - be hind ▁three - set ▁win ▁in ▁the ▁third ▁round ▁of ▁the ▁C inc inn ati ▁Open . ▁ ▁Ke ys ▁won ▁her ▁first - ever ▁meeting ▁with ▁H ale p ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁Sydney ▁International , ▁losing ▁only ▁five ▁games ▁after ▁previously ▁being ▁on ▁ver ge ▁of ▁demol ishing ▁H ale p ▁at ▁ 6 – 1 , ▁ 5 – 0 . ▁ ▁Following ▁this ▁match , ▁she ▁lost ▁her ▁next ▁five ▁matches ▁against ▁H ale p , ▁including ▁the ▁fourth ▁round ▁at ▁W im ble don ▁and ▁the