Madison Keys is out of the French Open after losing to Veronika Kudermetova

Madison Keys is out of the French Open after an incredible comeback performance from Veronika Kudermetova saw her take victory at Roland-Garros. The win sets up an all-Russian quarter-final following Daria Kasatkina's victory over Camila Giorgi. Ad/> Keys looked to have benefited from her tough third round tie against Elena Rybakina, seamlessly returning to action and continuing where she had left off in her previous match.

Roland-Garros‘The only area he has problems…’ – What Zverev must do to beat AlcarazAN HOUR AGO After landing an early break, the American controlled the opening stages of the first set with a strong service game. With an 81% win percentage on her first serve points, Keys blitzed through the opening set to take it 6-1, leaving Kudermetova with a lot of work to do. However, on Court Philippe-Chatrier, the Russian rose to the challenge, breaking Keys early in the second before confidently holding her own serve by emphatically volleying away her game point.

Belief was reignited, and her roar and fist pump towards her coach’s box emphasised the point. Despite passing up six set points, Kudermetova eventually got the job done to send the match into a deciding set. /> What was to follow was quite sensational, with a shell-shocked Keys unsure of how to cope with her reinvigorated opponent.

Kudermetova instantly broke the American at the start of the third set, before holding her own serve and returning to punish Keys further and race into a 3-0 advantage. Keys quelled the bombardment from Kudermetova by breaking her back, but it was not to last as she once again threw away her service game. The Russian held, leaving her one game away from her first ever appearance in a Grand Slam quarter-final.