Sofia Kenin vs Madison Keys — Rome Round of 32

Rome · WTA · Round of 32
Sofia Kenin
USA
Sofia Kenin
#106WTA
1694ELO
1655Clay ELO
27 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLLWLLLL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 13 May 2019
clay
Madison Keys
USA13
Madison Keys
#23WTA
1987ELO
1894Clay ELO
$1.1MYTD
$24MCAREER
31 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWWWWWL
Kenin S.
6-7 6-3 6-4
Keys M.
Kenin S.
62662
Keys M.
77341

Sofia Kenin defeated Madison Keys 6-7 6-3 6-4 in the Rome round of 32 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Madison Keys came in ranked #23, leading the head-to-head 4–0, defending last year's round of 16. Sofia Kenin claimed a first win over Madison Keys in five meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 4–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–4
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2025-05-26Roland GarrosR32clayMadison Keys4-6 6-3 7-5
2022-01-17Australian OpenR128hardMadison Keys7-6(2) 7-5
2019-08-26US OpenR32hardMadison Keys6-3 7-5
2019-08-12CincinnatiSFhardMadison Keys7-5 6-4
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Serve vs return

This season
Kenin S.serving69% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Keys M.

Keys M.serving81% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Kenin S.

Serve advantage — Keys M.

Each player's serve crossed against the other's return, converted to expected hold of serve. Recent completed matches, ATP, WTA & Challenger. About

Statistics

This season
Kenin S.Keys M.
1st serve in·Even
68%
66%
1st serve points won·Even
63%
67%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
47%
Service points won·Even
58%
61%
Return points won·Even
41%
44%
Break points saved·Even
56%
59%
Aces / match·Clear edge
1.7
4.1
Double faults / match·Slight edge
3.5
2.8

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Kenin S.Keys M.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
66
94
Break points saved·Even
92
96
Break points won·Slight edge
85
90
Deciding sets·Dominant
54
97
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
73
96

Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About

Freshness

Recent load
Kenin S.Keys M.
Freshness·Slight edge
93
84

Kenin S.: 11 days rest · 2 matches (14d) · Keys M.: 7 days rest · 1 match, 23 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast
Weather
19°CMainly clear
Wind 8 km/hHumidity 57%

Draw

Final
Pliskova K.[4]
Konta J.
6-36-4
Semi-finals
Konta J.
Bertens K.[6]
5-77-56-2
Pliskova K.[4]
Sakkari M.
6-46-4
Quarter-finals
Bertens K.[6]
Osaka N.[1]
W/O
Sakkari M.
Mladenovic K.
5-76-36-0
Pliskova K.[4]
Azarenka V.
6-756-26-2
Konta J.
Vondrousova M.
6-33-66-1
R16
Bertens K.[6]
Suarez Navarro C.
6-41-66-3
Mladenovic K.
Barty A.[8]
6-26-3
Sakkari M.
Kvitova P.[2]
7-55-74-0
Azarenka V.
Muguruza G.
6-43-1
Konta J.
Williams V.
6-26-4
Osaka N.[1]
Buzarnescu M.
6-36-3
Pliskova K.[4]
Kenin S.
4-66-46-3
Vondrousova M.
Kasatkina D.
7-52-66-2
R32
Sakkari M.
Kontaveit A.[14]
6-36-2
Mladenovic K.
Bencic B.
6-22-66-1
Kenin S.
Keys M.[13]
6-726-36-4
Konta J.
Stephens S.[7]
6-736-46-1
Kasatkina D.
Siniakova K.
2-66-46-1
Vondrousova M.
Halep S.[3]
2-67-56-3
Bertens K.[6]
Anisimova A.
6-24-67-5
Osaka N.[1]
Cibulkova D.
6-36-3
Williams V.
Williams S.[10]
W/O
Suarez Navarro C.
Cornet A.
6-33-0
Buzarnescu M.
Goerges J.[16]
6-43-64-4
Muguruza G.
Collins D.
6-44-66-2
Kvitova P.[2]
Putintseva Y.
6-06-1
Pliskova K.[4]
Tomljanovic A.
6-36-3
Azarenka V.
Svitolina E.[5]
4-66-17-5
Barty A.[8]
Hruncakova V.
4-66-36-4
R64
Putintseva Y.
Tsurenko L.
6-46-2
Mladenovic K.
Garcia C.
6-16-2
Hruncakova V.
Errani S.
6-16-0
Kenin S.
Paolini J.
6-16-2
Azarenka V.
Zhang S.
6-26-1
Konta J.
Riske Amritraj A.
6-46-1
Siniakova K.
Wang Q.[15]
1-67-56-4
Vondrousova M.
Strycova B.
1-66-47-64
Anisimova A.
Cocciaretto E.
6-36-3
Suarez Navarro C.
Yastremska D.
6-41-66-3
Cornet A.
Sabalenka A.[9]
6-16-4
Cibulkova D.
Sasnovich A.
6-26-3
Collins D.
Wozniacki C.[11]
7-650-0
Buzarnescu M.
Ostapenko J.
6-25-4
Williams S.[10]
Peterson R.
6-46-2
Keys M.[13]
Hercog P.
6-47-63
Williams V.
Mertens E.
7-53-67-64
Kasatkina D.
Begu I.
6-27-65
Goerges J.[16]
Hsieh S.
6-36-4
Sakkari M.
Pavlyuchenkova A.
6-17-5
Kontaveit A.[14]
Barthel M.
4-66-46-4
Bencic B.
Sevastova A.[12]
2-66-36-2
Tomljanovic A.
Zidansek T.
7-616-4
Muguruza G.
Zheng S.
6-36-4