Madison Keys was eliminated from the WTA Elite Trophy on Wednesday after she was defeated 6-3, 7-6 (3) by Caroline Garcia in her second round-robin match. Having already lost to underdog Beatriz Haddad Maia during her first match on Monday, Keys’ hopes of progression to the semifinals were dashed following her second straight loss.

Although Keys was able to establish dominance during several phases throughout the match, serving six aces, she was unable to break the Frenchwoman’s service. It was Carcia who managed the only service break of the match during the first set.

Garcia is set to face Haddad Maia, Keys’ first opponent, on Friday in a match that will determine the winner of the Camellia group as well as who will advance to the semifinals. The winner of the Camellia group will face the winner of the Azalea group, consisting of Daria Kasatkina, Barbora Krejcikova, and Magda Linette.

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Madison Keys and Carlos Alcaraz both made their way to the semifinals of their respective draws at this year’s US Open on Thursday.

Keys won her women’s quarterfinal clash against Wimbledon champion Marketa Vondrousova 6-1, 6-4, keeping her hopes of alive to make it to the US Open final for the first time since 2017. While a seemingly one-sided scoreline, this quarterfinal clash was a fierce one, with the American successfully fending off nine break points en route to victory.

Carlos Alcaraz, the number one seed in the men’s singles draw, brushed aside Alexander Zverev 6-3 6-2 6-4. Speaking of Alcaraz and number two seed Novak Djokovic, Zverev commented, “I think they are at a level of their own at the moment. The other guys have got to catch up. That’s as simple as that.” Zverev himself managed an impressive string of results en route to the final, defeating sixth seed Jannik Sinner in a five-set thriller.

Keys is set to face Aryna Sabalenka in her semifinal clash, with Alcaraz will face fellow former US Open champion Daniil Medvedev.

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Top seed Jessica Pegula and former champion Madison Keys both progressed from the first round of the Charleston Open on Wednesday.

Pegula, who is currently ranked third in the WTA world rankings, swept aside Anna Blinkova 6-2, 6-0 in a match that lasted just 65 minutes. Fellow American Keys took 69 minutes to defeat Hailey Baptiste 6-1, 6-2.

For Pegula, the Charleston Open feels familiar due to her days training at the Credit One Tennis Center while growing up on Hilton Head Island; just two hours south of Charleston.

“It was a fun kind of period of my life, like maturing and growing into my career, and, yeah, figuring things out,” Pegula explained. “Ekaterina AlexandrovaSo it was a great time, and I loved everyone here.”

Keys, who won the 2019 Charleston Open, also appeared comfortable, winning all six of her breakpoints against Blinkova. Among the other contenders through to the second round are number three seed Daria Kasatkina, Ekaterina Alexandrova, Paula Badosa, and Irina-Camelia Begu.

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Women’s 5th seed Elina Svitolina enjoyed a sweet Round of 16 victory against an in-form Madison Keys in front of a packed Arthur Ashe Stadium on Monday. While Keys proved to be more than a handful for Svitolina, the Ukranian possessed the grit that was necessary to clinch a 7-5, 6-4 victory.

It was a rough road to victory for Svitolina, as Keys certainly seemed to be the dominant player in numerous facets of game play. While Svitolina only managed one ace throughout the match, her American counterpart served an impressive seven ace.

Keys’ strong service did little to influence the final result, however, as Svitolina was still able to convert two out of her five breakpoints. Svitolina, on the other hand, did not concede a single breakpoint throughout the match and managed to win an impressive 79% of her service points.

After her win, Svitolina said: “Very pleased that I could play very consistent tonight and in such a great atmosphere is very special,”

In what has been a very rare occurrence, Svitolina is the Ukranian woman to reach the US Open quarter-finals since Kateryna Bondarenko in 2009.

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10th ranked WTA player Madison Keys goes into the US Open with confidence, after being crowned champion of the Western & Southern Open. This WTA Premier Tournament based out of Cincinnati, Ohio saw Keys face a tough draw that certainly gave her ample practice ahead of the upcoming Grand Slam.

The round of 64 saw the American come up against Spain’s Garbine Muguruza, a former French Open and Wimbledon champion. The tight match ended with a score of 6-7 7-6 6-4 with Keys being pushed to the limit for the result. Again, Keys came up against top opposition in the Round of 16 in the form of 4th ranked Romanian Simona Halep. This outing resulted in a 6-1 3-6 7-5 win for the 10th ranked American.

On Saturday, the 17th of August, Keys faced a challenge of unparalleled magnitude, namely having to play both her quarter-final and semi-final matches in one day. Her quarter-final clash with Venus Williams resulted in a routine 6-2 6-3 win, while her semi-final match against fellow American Sofia Kenin ended in a tight 7-5 6-4 victory.

Having already moved mountains, Keys came up against an in-form Svetlana Kuznetsova in the final, winning the clash 7-5 7-6 after a close tiebreak. This tournament win saw Keys rise eight spots in the WTA Rankings to 10th place, placing her in reach of her career-best ranking of 7th.

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US Open 2017 has come to an end, with Rafael Nadal winning the men’s singles and Sloane Stephens taking the women’s singles title. Rafael Nadal faced South Africa’s Kevin Anderson in the finals and cruised through 6-3, 6-3, 6-4 match winning his 3rd US Open and 16th Grand Slam title. On the other side, Sloane Stephens also didn’t sweat too much against Madison Keys, winning the finals with 6-3, 6-0 to claim her first Grand Slam. Men’s doubles saw Jean-Julien Rojer and Horia Tecău ending on the winning side of the 6-4, 6-3 match against Spanish duo Feliciano López and Marc López. Chan Yung-jan and Martina Hingis defeated Lucie Hradecká and Kateřina Siniaková in women’s doubles finals clash.

This was the second Grand Slam title for Rafael Nadal, who previously won the French Open as well. The Spaniard rarely looked out of comfort in the tournament, never playing 5 sets during his road to the title and winning the likes of Andrey Rublev and Juan Martin del Potro. “For me personally, it’s just unbelievable what happened to me this year after a couple of years with some troubles: injuries, moments playing not good. From the beginning of the season, it has been very emotional.” – said Nadal after his win.

Unseeded Sloane Stephens celebrated an unlikely win against Keys and ended her comeback in a spectacular way. Stephens had to withdraw from US Open 2016 due to right foot injury, which eventually made take a break from tennis for 11 months. Sloane Stephens managed to defeat Dominika Cibulková, Anastasija Sevastova and Venus Williams on her road to the finals. “I had surgery in January and if someone had told me then that I would win the US Open, I would have said it was impossible. This journey has been incredible and I wouldn’t change it for the world.”- said Stephens after the match. By winning the US Open 2017, she became the first American women outside the Williams family to win a major’s single’s title.

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The US Open 2017 women’s singles are turning out to be full of surprises. The latest one was directed by 20th seeded Coco Vandeweghe.She won the match against the top seeded and No. 1 ranked tennis player on WTA, Karolina Pliskova, and secured herself a spot in the US Open 2017 Semi-Finals. To make the feat more impressive, Vandeweghe finished the job in 2 sets, with the final score being 7-6(4), 6-3. The loss against Vandeweghe meant Pliskova will lose her top spot on WTA, which will go to Spain’s Garbine Muguruza.

Vandeweghe was ecstatic after the match saying: “When I won this event as junior at 16 I always dreamed of being on the main stage. It is a process and here I am. I couldn’t wish for anything better.“

Coco Vandeweghe’s victory meant she joined Venus Williams and Sloane Stephens in the semifinals. Everyone then waited for the outcome of the match between Madison Keys and Kaia Kanepi. Keys won the match with 6-3, 6-3 and ensured that there will be All-American semi-finals of US Open 2017. This is the first time since 1981 that there are all four American players in the final four of US Open.

Vandeweghe will face Keys in the first match of the semi-finals, while the second match will see the clash between Williams and Stephens. This means that only Venus Williams is left standing from the Top 10 seeded players in the US Open 2017.

Alongside Vandeweghe’s win against Pliskova, another major upset we saw in this year’s tournament is defending US Open champion and 6th seeded Angelique Kerber being defeated by Japan’s Naomi Osaka in the first round. This was the first time since 2005 that the defending champion didn’t make it past the first round.

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Madison Keys was eliminated from the WTA Elite Trophy on Wednesday after she was defeated 6-3, 7-6 (3) by Caroline Garcia in her second round-robin match. Having already lost to underdog Beatriz Haddad Maia during her first match on Monday, Keys’ hopes of progression to the semifinals were dashed following her second straight loss.

Although Keys was able to establish dominance during several phases throughout the match, serving six aces, she was unable to break the Frenchwoman’s service. It was Carcia who managed the only service break of the match during the first set.

Garcia is set to face Haddad Maia, Keys’ first opponent, on Friday in a match that will determine the winner of the Camellia group as well as who will advance to the semifinals. The winner of the Camellia group will face the winner of the Azalea group, consisting of Daria Kasatkina, Barbora Krejcikova, and Magda Linette.

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Madison Keys and Carlos Alcaraz both made their way to the semifinals of their respective draws at this year’s US Open on Thursday.

Keys won her women’s quarterfinal clash against Wimbledon champion Marketa Vondrousova 6-1, 6-4, keeping her hopes of alive to make it to the US Open final for the first time since 2017. While a seemingly one-sided scoreline, this quarterfinal clash was a fierce one, with the American successfully fending off nine break points en route to victory.

Carlos Alcaraz, the number one seed in the men’s singles draw, brushed aside Alexander Zverev 6-3 6-2 6-4. Speaking of Alcaraz and number two seed Novak Djokovic, Zverev commented, “I think they are at a level of their own at the moment. The other guys have got to catch up. That’s as simple as that.” Zverev himself managed an impressive string of results en route to the final, defeating sixth seed Jannik Sinner in a five-set thriller.

Keys is set to face Aryna Sabalenka in her semifinal clash, with Alcaraz will face fellow former US Open champion Daniil Medvedev.

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Top seed Jessica Pegula and former champion Madison Keys both progressed from the first round of the Charleston Open on Wednesday.

Pegula, who is currently ranked third in the WTA world rankings, swept aside Anna Blinkova 6-2, 6-0 in a match that lasted just 65 minutes. Fellow American Keys took 69 minutes to defeat Hailey Baptiste 6-1, 6-2.

For Pegula, the Charleston Open feels familiar due to her days training at the Credit One Tennis Center while growing up on Hilton Head Island; just two hours south of Charleston.

“It was a fun kind of period of my life, like maturing and growing into my career, and, yeah, figuring things out,” Pegula explained. “Ekaterina AlexandrovaSo it was a great time, and I loved everyone here.”

Keys, who won the 2019 Charleston Open, also appeared comfortable, winning all six of her breakpoints against Blinkova. Among the other contenders through to the second round are number three seed Daria Kasatkina, Ekaterina Alexandrova, Paula Badosa, and Irina-Camelia Begu.

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Women’s 5th seed Elina Svitolina enjoyed a sweet Round of 16 victory against an in-form Madison Keys in front of a packed Arthur Ashe Stadium on Monday. While Keys proved to be more than a handful for Svitolina, the Ukranian possessed the grit that was necessary to clinch a 7-5, 6-4 victory.

It was a rough road to victory for Svitolina, as Keys certainly seemed to be the dominant player in numerous facets of game play. While Svitolina only managed one ace throughout the match, her American counterpart served an impressive seven ace.

Keys’ strong service did little to influence the final result, however, as Svitolina was still able to convert two out of her five breakpoints. Svitolina, on the other hand, did not concede a single breakpoint throughout the match and managed to win an impressive 79% of her service points.

After her win, Svitolina said: “Very pleased that I could play very consistent tonight and in such a great atmosphere is very special,”

In what has been a very rare occurrence, Svitolina is the Ukranian woman to reach the US Open quarter-finals since Kateryna Bondarenko in 2009.

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10th ranked WTA player Madison Keys goes into the US Open with confidence, after being crowned champion of the Western & Southern Open. This WTA Premier Tournament based out of Cincinnati, Ohio saw Keys face a tough draw that certainly gave her ample practice ahead of the upcoming Grand Slam.

The round of 64 saw the American come up against Spain’s Garbine Muguruza, a former French Open and Wimbledon champion. The tight match ended with a score of 6-7 7-6 6-4 with Keys being pushed to the limit for the result. Again, Keys came up against top opposition in the Round of 16 in the form of 4th ranked Romanian Simona Halep. This outing resulted in a 6-1 3-6 7-5 win for the 10th ranked American.

On Saturday, the 17th of August, Keys faced a challenge of unparalleled magnitude, namely having to play both her quarter-final and semi-final matches in one day. Her quarter-final clash with Venus Williams resulted in a routine 6-2 6-3 win, while her semi-final match against fellow American Sofia Kenin ended in a tight 7-5 6-4 victory.

Having already moved mountains, Keys came up against an in-form Svetlana Kuznetsova in the final, winning the clash 7-5 7-6 after a close tiebreak. This tournament win saw Keys rise eight spots in the WTA Rankings to 10th place, placing her in reach of her career-best ranking of 7th.

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US Open 2017 has come to an end, with Rafael Nadal winning the men’s singles and Sloane Stephens taking the women’s singles title. Rafael Nadal faced South Africa’s Kevin Anderson in the finals and cruised through 6-3, 6-3, 6-4 match winning his 3rd US Open and 16th Grand Slam title. On the other side, Sloane Stephens also didn’t sweat too much against Madison Keys, winning the finals with 6-3, 6-0 to claim her first Grand Slam. Men’s doubles saw Jean-Julien Rojer and Horia Tecău ending on the winning side of the 6-4, 6-3 match against Spanish duo Feliciano López and Marc López. Chan Yung-jan and Martina Hingis defeated Lucie Hradecká and Kateřina Siniaková in women’s doubles finals clash.

This was the second Grand Slam title for Rafael Nadal, who previously won the French Open as well. The Spaniard rarely looked out of comfort in the tournament, never playing 5 sets during his road to the title and winning the likes of Andrey Rublev and Juan Martin del Potro. “For me personally, it’s just unbelievable what happened to me this year after a couple of years with some troubles: injuries, moments playing not good. From the beginning of the season, it has been very emotional.” – said Nadal after his win.

Unseeded Sloane Stephens celebrated an unlikely win against Keys and ended her comeback in a spectacular way. Stephens had to withdraw from US Open 2016 due to right foot injury, which eventually made take a break from tennis for 11 months. Sloane Stephens managed to defeat Dominika Cibulková, Anastasija Sevastova and Venus Williams on her road to the finals. “I had surgery in January and if someone had told me then that I would win the US Open, I would have said it was impossible. This journey has been incredible and I wouldn’t change it for the world.”- said Stephens after the match. By winning the US Open 2017, she became the first American women outside the Williams family to win a major’s single’s title.

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The US Open 2017 women’s singles are turning out to be full of surprises. The latest one was directed by 20th seeded Coco Vandeweghe.She won the match against the top seeded and No. 1 ranked tennis player on WTA, Karolina Pliskova, and secured herself a spot in the US Open 2017 Semi-Finals. To make the feat more impressive, Vandeweghe finished the job in 2 sets, with the final score being 7-6(4), 6-3. The loss against Vandeweghe meant Pliskova will lose her top spot on WTA, which will go to Spain’s Garbine Muguruza.

Vandeweghe was ecstatic after the match saying: “When I won this event as junior at 16 I always dreamed of being on the main stage. It is a process and here I am. I couldn’t wish for anything better.“

Coco Vandeweghe’s victory meant she joined Venus Williams and Sloane Stephens in the semifinals. Everyone then waited for the outcome of the match between Madison Keys and Kaia Kanepi. Keys won the match with 6-3, 6-3 and ensured that there will be All-American semi-finals of US Open 2017. This is the first time since 1981 that there are all four American players in the final four of US Open.

Vandeweghe will face Keys in the first match of the semi-finals, while the second match will see the clash between Williams and Stephens. This means that only Venus Williams is left standing from the Top 10 seeded players in the US Open 2017.

Alongside Vandeweghe’s win against Pliskova, another major upset we saw in this year’s tournament is defending US Open champion and 6th seeded Angelique Kerber being defeated by Japan’s Naomi Osaka in the first round. This was the first time since 2005 that the defending champion didn’t make it past the first round.

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