Keys to meet Maria in Eastbourne decider after both benefit from retirements

[p]American second seed [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/keys-madison/QwU996PK/"]Keys[/a] won [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/tennis/keys-m-QwU996PK/petra-m-2J180sTE/?mid=l8l6cfCM"]the first set of her semi-final 6-1[/a] before Croatian [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/petra-marcinko/2J180sTE/"]Petra Marcinko[/a] pulled out ahead of the second set.[/p][p]The 31-year-old, who won the Australian Open last year, is into her first final since finishing as the Trophee Clarins runner-up in Paris in May.[/p][p]Keys is hoping to win the Eastbourne crown for a third time, with her first WTA title coming at the Wimbledon warm-up event 12 years ago.[/p][embed guid="cf804a1f-7175-4f4e-8730-2516b390ced6" url="https://x.com/WTA/status/2070499672725082162" social-type="twitter" /][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/maria-tatjana/OGYNaUZG/"]Maria[/a], 38, [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/tennis/maria-t-OGYNaUZG/ostapenko-j-Gloq9MUN/?mid=G2pp8v6T"]took her opening set 6-1[/a] against [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/ostapenko-jelena/Gloq9MUN/"]Jelena Ostapenko[/a] in the other semi-final and was 2-1 down in the second set when the Latvian third seed withdrew.[/p][p]The world number 112 won the grass-court tournament at Queen's Club last year and is one victory away from another triumph on the surface after reaching her first final in 2026.[/p][p]Keys, ranked 27th, was beaten by Maria in the Queen's semi-finals in 2025.[/p][embed guid="03d583f5-c780-45cb-be43-6be1a2071088" url="https://x.com/WTA/status/2070482099673440633" social-type="twitter" /][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/tennis/keys-m-QwU996PK/maria-t-OGYNaUZG/?mid=tx6iHElf"]Follow the Eastbourne final with Flashscore.[/a][/b][/p]