Madison Keys lost a very tough semifinal at the US Open against a struggling Aryna Sabalenka. The American player was leading quite comfortably 6-0 5-3 with the chance to serve for the match before losing the second set and battle in the third set. Madison was leading 4-2 in the decider, but that was not enough and eventually she lost 0-6 7-6(1) 7-6(5).
Keys could not hold back her tears, and she had to abruptly leave the press conference. It was a tough one.
Madison Keys in 2023
At the moment ranked no.17, Keys played her last match on the 7th of September when she capitulated to world no.2 Aryna Sabalenka 0-6 7-6(1) 7-6(5) in the semifinal of the U.S. Open (draw).
During this season Madison has managed to achieve an overall 33-12 match record. The American conquered 2 titles in 2023 in Australia and Eastbourne.
Sabalenka at the U.S. Open, ranking, and results in 2023
Currently ranked no.2 (career-high), Aryna has managed to achieve a composed 50-10 match record in 2023. Aryna is now competing at the U.S. Open where she overcame the world no.112 Maryna Zanevska 6-3 6-2
, the world no.96 Jodie Anna Burrage 6-3 6-2, the world no.62 Clara Burel 6-1 6-1, the world no.14 Daria Kasatkina 6-1 6-3, the world no.23 Qinwen Zheng 6-1 6-4 and the world no.17 Madison Keys 0-6 7-61 7-65. will take on the world no.6 Coco Gauff in the final. Their current record is 3-2 for Gauff.Aryna conquered 3 titles in 2023 in Adelaide, Australian Open and Madrid. Sabalenka got to the final in Indian Wells (BNP Paribas Open) and in Stuttgart (Porsche Tennis Grand Prix).
The Belarussian won 13 titles in her career: 9 on hard courts, 2 on clay courts and 2 on indoor courts. (See the list of her titles)
Madison Keys and Aryna Sabalenka fought against each other 4 times. Their current head to head is 3-1 for Sabalenka. The last time they fought against each other, Aryna Sabalenka won 0-6 7-6(1) 7-6(5) in the semifinal in New York (U.S. Open) on the 7th of September 2023.
In the following video you can watch the highlights.