She’s finished it once more.
The brand new and improved Madison Keys is a tightrope strolling, nightmare stalking legend, and when the strain grows to a boil she stays ice-cold.
The 30-year-old saved match factors en path to victory for the fourth time in 2025, defeating Eva Lys 1-6 6-3 7-6(1) to ebook her spot within the third spherical on the Cincinnati Open.
Keys saved two match factors whereas serving at 6-5, 15-40. She additionally rallied from 4-1 down within the second set after which 3-0 within the third set to finish her Houdini act.
“I simply saved making an attempt to hearken to everybody right here cheering me,” Keys mentioned in her on-court interview. “It helped me get again into the match and throughout the end line.”
Keys defeated Iga Swiatek from match factors down on the Australian Open, then took out Sofia Kenin from match level down at Roland-Garros. In Montreal the American saved two to get previous Karolina Muchova.
Keys has received ten matches from a set down this yr, and 15 three-setters total.
She is going to face Japanese qualifier Aoi Ito within the third spherical.
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