Madison Keys, Amanda Anisimova make early exits in US Open third round

NEW YORK ― Two American contenders on the ladies' side found the third round to be tough going as 2025 finalist Amanda Anisimova and Madison Keys both made early exits from the US Open on Saturday, Sept. 5.

Keys, the No. 22 seed, blew a 5-0 lead in the third set to Qinwen Zheng, after being firmly in command for the majority of the match, storming back to win seven straight games to advance 1-6 7-6(3) 7-5.

Keys won a three-set match in the previous round against Anna Bondar in a match tiebreaker when she fought off five match points. Two days later came a collapse that was as out-of-nowhere as that comeback.

The frustration clearly got to Keys as her meltdown continued, hitting herself on the head with her racket several times.

"I just feel like I've kind of been struggling for a while now, and I feel like I was able to kind of play through it for a bit," Keys said after the match. "I'm sure everyone could kind of see that I was struggling a little bit, but inside it felt probably even bigger than that.

"Yeah, some weeks are easier than others, and this week…

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