World No. 1 Iga Swiatek is out of the Cincinnati Open after being beaten in straight sets by Madison Keys. The American progressed to the quarter-finals with a 6-3 6-4 victory, despite threatening to throw away a 5-0 lead in the second set.
Ad Speaking after the match, Keys said, “I obviously had a couple of games with a couple of match points but I’m just so happy to be able to get the win.
The last time I played her, she beat me pretty badly, so I’m pretty happy to get that one under my belt.” US Open‘I don’t get why women use different balls than men’ — Swiatek slams ‘horrible’ balls13 HOURS AGO For Keys, it was her first time beating a world No.
1, and her first victory over Swiatek. She won the title in Cincinnati in 2019, and said, “I love playing here. The fans are amazing.