Madison Keys vs Sofia Kenin — Cincinnati Semi-final

Cincinnati · WTA · Semi-final
Madison Keys
USA16
Madison Keys
#23WTA
1987ELO
1920Hard ELO
$1.1MYTD
$24MCAREER
31 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWWWWWL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 12 August 2019
hard
Sofia Kenin
USA
Sofia Kenin
#106WTA
1694ELO
1659Hard ELO
27 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLLWLLLL
Keys M.
7-5 6-4
Kenin S.
Keys M.
762
Kenin S.
540

Madison Keys defeated Sofia Kenin 7-5 6-4 in the Cincinnati semi-final on hard. The result followed the form book — Madison Keys came in ranked #23, leading the head-to-head 3–1, defending last year's quarter-final. Madison Keys extended the head-to-head to 4–1.

Key context

Head to head

3–1
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
2019-05-13RomeR32claySofia Kenin6-7(2) 6-3 6-4
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Serve vs return

This season
Keys M.serving84% hold

wins 66% of points on serve vs Kenin S.

Kenin S.serving73% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Keys M.

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

Serve & return on hard

Keys M.Kenin S.
36
Serve
13
29
Return
0

Per-surface Serve / Return Rating (0–100, percentile within the hard field, opponent-adjusted over 52 weeks). About

Statistics

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

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

Clutch

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

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

Freshness

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

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

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Weather
29°COvercast
Wind 10 km/hHumidity 46%

Draw

Final
Keys M.[16]
Kuznetsova S.
7-57-65
Semi-finals
Keys M.[16]
Kenin S.
7-56-4
Kuznetsova S.
Barty A.[1]
6-26-4
Quarter-finals
Kenin S.
Osaka N.[2]
6-41-62-0
Keys M.[16]
Williams V.
6-26-3
Kuznetsova S.
Pliskova K.[3]
3-67-626-3
Barty A.[1]
Sakkari M.
5-76-26-0
R16
Osaka N.[2]
Hsieh S.
7-635-76-2
Kenin S.
Svitolina E.[7]
6-37-63
Keys M.[16]
Halep S.[4]
6-13-67-5
Williams V.
Vekic D.
2-66-36-3
Kuznetsova S.
Stephens S.[8]
6-16-2
Pliskova K.[3]
Peterson R.
7-56-4
Sakkari M.
Sabalenka A.[9]
6-746-46-4
Barty A.[1]
Kontaveit A.
4-67-57-5
R32
Osaka N.[2]
Sasnovich A.
7-632-66-2
Hsieh S.
Brady J.
7-696-3
Kenin S.
Diyas Z.
6-46-1
Svitolina E.[7]
Mertens E.
6-46-1
Halep S.[4]
Alexandrova E.
3-67-56-4
Keys M.[16]
Kasatkina D.
6-46-1
Vekic D.
Azarenka V.
6-27-5
Williams V.
Bertens K.[5]
6-33-67-64
Stephens S.[8]
Putintseva Y.
2-66-46-3
Kuznetsova S.
Yastremska D.
4-67-676-2
Peterson R.
Kudermetova V.
2-67-56-2
Pliskova K.[3]
Wang Y.
6-16-3
Sakkari M.
Kvitova P.[6]
6-42-66-3
Sabalenka A.[9]
Zheng S.
6-46-3
Kontaveit A.
Swiatek I.
6-47-62
Barty A.[1]
Sharapova M.
6-46-1
R64
Hsieh S.
Wang Q.[15]
6-36-4
Diyas Z.
Pegula J.
7-56-4
Kenin S.
Goerges J.
6-47-66
Mertens E.
Mcnally C.
7-56-0
Alexandrova E.
Suarez Navarro C.
6-46-1
Keys M.[16]
Muguruza G.
6-747-656-4
Vekic D.
Siniakova K.
6-46-3
Williams V.
Davis L.
7-56-2
Putintseva Y.
Ostapenko J.
6-26-736-3
Yastremska D.
Wozniacki C.
6-46-4
Kuznetsova S.
Sevastova A.[11]
7-636-746-4
Peterson R.
Konta J.[14]
6-33-67-5
Kudermetova V.
Pera B.
6-26-3
Sakkari M.
Giorgi C.
6-36-0
Zheng S.
Hruncakova V.
6-36-1
Sabalenka A.[9]
Martic P.
6-16-4
Kontaveit A.
Kerber A.[13]
7-676-2
Swiatek I.
Garcia C.
7-616-1
Sharapova M.
Riske Amritraj A.
6-37-64
Sasnovich A.
Sharma A.
6-14-66-1
Azarenka V.
Bencic B.[12]
6-41-0
Kasatkina D.
Strycova B.
6-47-69
Wang Y.
Puig M.
3-67-56-3
Brady J.
Jabeur O.
6-26-2