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WTA Cincinnati, USAWomen's Singles · Round of 16 · HardCompleted
7-6(3), 6-4Grandstand1h 50m

Keys to Victory

86%
1st-serve points won
Keys won 86% of first-serve points to Wang's 65%.
On-air one-liner
Madison Keys defeated Xiyu Wang 7-6(3), 6-4 in the Cincinnati Round of 16, winning 86% of first-serve points to advance.
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Game flow

KeysWang break of serve
Set 165 min
0-10-21-22-23-23-34-34-45-45-56-56-6TB7-6
7-63
TB
Keys7123455556
Wang6000001233
Keys6000015
Wang61530404040
Keys615303040
Wang5001515
Keys51515151530
Wang5015304040
Keys5153040
Wang4000
Keys4001515
Wang415303040
Keys40153040
Wang315151515
Keys3000
Wang3153040
Keys31530303040
Wang200153030
Break
Keys2153030304040Ad40Ad
Wang20015303040404040
Keys100151530404040Ad
Wang2153030404040Ad4040
Keys00151515304040
Wang2151530404040Ad
Break
Keys015151530404040
Wang101530303040Ad

Wang broke for 1-0 before Keys saved all three break points in a hold for 1-2, then broke for 2-2 in a gruelling 6 minute game, but Keys held nerve to win the tiebreak.

Set 246 min
1-02-02-13-13-24-24-34-45-46-4
6-4
Keys6015153040
Wang41515303030
Break
Keys515304040
Wang400015
Break
Keys415151515
Wang40153040
Keys400015
Wang315304040
Keys4153040
Wang2000
Keys3000
Wang2153040
Keys3153040
Wang1000
Keys200015
Wang115304040
Keys2153040
Wang0000
Break
Keys101530404040Ad
Wang015151515304040

Keys broke for 1-0 saving two break points, then broke again for 5-4 after Wang levelled at 4-4, clinching 6-4 with a hold for 6-4.

Match Stats

KeysWang
5
Aces
2
4
Double faults
2
62%
1st serve in
69%
85%
1st serve pts won
65%
3/8 (38%)
Break points won
2/5 (40%)
9/11 (82%)
Service games won
8/11 (73%)
3/11 (27%)
Return games won
2/11 (18%)
28/71 (39%)
Return points won
20/66 (30%)
74
Total points won
63
Data note
AI recap generated from set scores + aggregate match statistics.