TENNIS SCORES CINCINNATI. Amazing Keys makes light work of Williams in the quarter of the Western & Southern Open

WESTERN & SOUTHERN OPEN - CINCINNATI. Keys outpaces Williams to compete against Sofia Kenin in the semifinal

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Luke Meyer
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Prediction and head to head Madison Keys vs. Venus Williams

Madison Keys makes light work of Venus Williams 6-2 6-3 in the quarter in Cincinnati on Friday after playing a good match to play Sofia Kenin in the semifinal.

Score, report, and key facts

1st set.

The American in this set was much more effective than Williams and eventually she won 6-2 after breaking Venus in the 4th (3-1) and in the 8th (6-2) game.

2nd set.

The set was pretty even as both sides managed to hold the serve. The only difference was 1 break that the American conquered in the 8th game (5-3) before winning the set (6-3).

Statistics

At the end of the match, the American scored 74 points vs. Williams’s 55 points.

Keys served exceptionally well to win 78% of the points (32/41) behind her first serve, and she won 50% points (12/24) on her second serve. Madison won this match even if she was far from perfect in converting her break points as she converted only 38% (3/8). On the other side, Venus wasn’t able to conquer any break point (0/2). That was one of the key issues for her defeat.

After this encounter, the head to head between Keys and Williams is 3-2 for Madison.

Highlights Madison Keys vs. Venus Williams Western & Southern Open – Cincinnati

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Next Match: Madison Keys vs. Sofia Kenin – stats

Keys will take on Kenin in the semifinal.

This will be the 2nd time that Madison Keys and Sofia Kenin play each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Kenin (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on hard.

The last time that they fought against each other, Kenin won 6-72 6-3 6-4 in the 2nd round in Rome back in May 2019.

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