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WESTERN & SOUTHERN OPEN SCHEDULES: Keys, Kuznetsova to play on Sunday the final

CINCINNATI ORDER OF PLAY. Madison Keys, Svetlana Kuznetsova, and will play on Sunday

18 August 2019

ORDER OF PLAY. Madison Keys, Svetlana Kuznetsova, and are among the top names that will compete on Sunday at the Western & Southern Open.

Madison Keys vs. Svetlana Kuznetsova

Head to head 3-0 for Keys

Madison Keys will compete against Svetlana Kuznetsova in the final for the 4^th time of their career. They are scheduled to play on Sunday at 2 pm on Center Court.

Madison Keys: results and record

Ranked no. 18, Keys got to the final after defeating Garbine Muguruza 6-7⁴ 7-6⁵ 6-4, Darya Kasatkina 6-4 6-1, Simona Halep 6-1 3-6 7-5, Venus Williams 6-2 6-3 and Sofia Kenin 7-5 6-4.

Keys has a 19-9 win-loss record in 2019, 8-5 on hard (See FULL STATS). Her best result of the current season was winning the title in Charleston where she beat Caroline Wozniacki in the final 7-6(5) 6-3.

Last year in Cincinnati Madison lost in the quarter 6-3 6-4 to Aryna Sabalenka.

Svetlana Kuznetsova: results and record

Ranked no. 153, Svetlana got to the final after beating Anastasija Sevastova 7-6³ 6-7⁴ 6-4, Dayana Yastremska 4-6 7-6⁷ 6-2, Sloane Stephens 6-1 6-2, Karolina Pliskova 3-6 7-6² 6-3 and Ashleigh Barty 6-2 6-4.

Svetlana has a 12-8 win-loss record in 2019, 7-1 on hard (See FULL STATS). The Russian best result of the season was reaching the semi-finals in Cincinnati.

Last year in Cincinnati Kuznetsova lost in the 2^nd round 7-6¹ 4-6 6-4 to Elina Svitolina.

Head to head analysis

This will be the 4^th time that Madison Keys and Svetlana Kuznetsova play each other. The head to head is 3-0 for Keys (see full H2H stats), 3-0 on hard.

The last time that they played, Keys won 7-6² 6-2 in the 3^rd round in Beijing back in 2016.