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Madison Keys had a match point. Up 5-1 in the third set against Zheng Qinwen, who is ranked outside the top 100 and still working her way back from elbow surgery, Keys, the No. 22 seed, was one point from the fourth round of the 2026 US Open. She didn't get it. Zheng rallied from there to win the decisive set 7-5 on Saturday, Sept. 5, then stood on the Grandstand court at the Billie Jean King National Tennis Center sounding like someone who just found her way again. "Never give up, stay there," she told the crowd. "Somehow little by little it just happened."
\n\nShe wasn't the only seed to fall Saturday. No. 24 Anastasia Potapova beat No. 10 Amanda Anisimova by out-clutching her on break points, 6-for-8 to Anisimova's 3-for-16. On the men's side, No. 9 Taylor Fritz won the first two sets against Francisco Cerundolo and still lost, dropping the final three in a match that ran three hours and 40 minutes. Fitz hasn't gotten past the fourth round here since his 2024 final.
\n\nWhile it was a rough afternoon for seeded Americans, not everyone is having a bad day. No. 5 Mirra Andreeva handled Nikola Bartunkova…
Original source: https://www.usatoday.com/sports/
