Madison Keys matches Serena Williams document with newest Charleston Open victory

[ad_1] Madison Keys could also be on the verge of falling out of the WTA Tour high 20, however she’s nonetheless thought-about one of many main contenders on the Charleston Open.

After failing to defend her 2025 title at Melbourne, Keys slipped down the rankings, shedding a number of spots following her early exit.

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Regardless of that drop, she comes into Charleston because the fourth seed, a place she inherited after Ekaterina Alexandrova pulled out. She started her match with a strong win over Donna Vekic.

That victory additionally noticed Keys match a major milestone in Charleston, drawing degree with information set by Serena Williams and Jelena Jankovic.

Madison Keys matches Serena Williams and Jelena Jankovic document Picture by Robert Prange/Getty Pictures

Keys isn't any stranger to success in Charleston, having received the title again in 2019, and he or she’s now matched a long-standing document on the WTA 500 occasion.

Her straight-sets win over Vekic marked her twenty second profession victory on the match, placing her degree with three different gamers on the all-time checklist.

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She now shares the document with Williams, Jankovic, and Vera Zvonareva – a mark she has an opportunity to surpass in her subsequent match.

Williams received this occasion 3 times throughout her profession. Jankovic took dwelling one title whereas Zvonareva reached two finals however by no means managed to assert the trophy.

Keys will subsequent face Anna Bondár, with the winner occurring to play both Sára Bejlek or Belinda Bencic for a spot within the quarter-finals.

Clay court docket success isn’t new for Keys Keys isn’t often talked about among the many high clay court docket gamers on tour, however her monitor document on the floor holds up effectively.

She’s received two titles on clay, one in Charleston and one other in Strasbourg, and curiously, she has the next profitable proportion on clay than on onerous courts.

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Her 88–49 document offers her a 64% win price on clay in comparison with 61% from over 200 extra matches performed on onerous courts.

Whereas most of her profession highlights have come away from the floor, one in all her three WTA 1000 finals additionally got here on clay—a loss to Williams on the Italian Open in 2016.