Qinwen Zheng stuns No. 22 Madison Keys with late rally
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Losing a tennis match can be painful. Losing one after holding a 5-0 lead in the deciding set can, however, be more devastating.
Madison Keys and Taylor Fritz were emotional and vulnerable in their postmatch US Open press conferences. Both jumped out to impressive leads but lost their matches.
Madison Keys was upset in the third round of the U.S. Open by Qinwen Zheng, and Amanda Anisimova fell to Anastasia Potapova.
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Madison Keys experiences brutal swing in fortune with late collapse in third-round U.S. Open loss
Keys' roller-coaster 2026 U.S. Open ended in devastating fashion.
Former Australian Open champion Madison Keys felt "scared" and as though "I couldn't play tennis anymore," she said Saturday after losing at the US Open. "Then I felt like I couldn't play tennis anymore.
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Madison Keys hits herself in head with racket after getting scared during US Open exit
Madison Keys lost to Qinwen Zheng at the US Open after blowing a 5-0 lead and a match point in the final set, with the American admitting she felt "scared" on court
Madison Keys could barely believe what had just happened. After holding a commanding 5-0 lead in the deciding set against Qinwen Zheng, the American watched the match slip completely away, eventually throwing her racquet in frustration after suffering one of the most dramatic defeats of her US Open career.
By Amy Tennery NEW YORK, Sept 5 (Reuters) - China's Zheng Qinwen came back from 5-0 down in the deciding set to beat American Madison Keys 1-6 7-6(3) 7-5 in the U.S. Open third round on Saturday as she battles back from a chronic right elbow injury that has stunted her career.