Madison Keys ousts Elina Svitolina to advance to US Open quarterfinals
American Madison Keys upset Elina Svitolina to enter the US Open quarterfinals where she will take on Kaia Kanepi.
New York, Sept 5, 2017 (AFP) – US 15th seed Madison Keys advanced to her first US Open quarter-final on Monday by defeating Ukraine’s fourth-seeded Elina Svitolina 7-6 (7/2), 1-6, 6-4.
Keys, a 2015 Australian Open semi-finalist, will play 418th-ranked Estonian qualifier Kaia Kanepi on Wednesday to decide a semi-final berth.
The loss ended Svitolina’s hope to become world number one next week, a spot that will go to Wimbledon champion Garbine Muguruza of Spain unless current number one Karolina Pliskova, last year’s US Open runner-up, reaches this year’s final.







