Madison Keys and Jessica Pegula will have some extra practice time ahead of the U.S. Open.
Both were eliminated in a major draw in Cincinnati on Wednesday as Keys beat Elena Rybakina 6-7 (3) 6-4 6-2 while Pegula was defeated by Poland’s Magda Lineette in the third round.
Since Wimbledon, the world’s fourth-ranked Pegula has lost four of six and will head to New York where she defends the runner-up.
Keys were excellent at Rybakina, but as the game took place, Rybakina struggled in the Heat, unmatched with the former Wimbledon champion in the third set. Her blood pressure was in the third early test and to no avail.
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In a year of her career, she won the Virginity Main Championship in January, with the No. 6 key winning seven of seven in North American hard courts, reaching the quarterfinals of Montreal, where she lost to Clara Tauson and 16 rounds in Cincinnati.
Coco Gauff is the last American in Cincinnati – she will face Lucia Bronzetti in 16 rounds Thursday.
