US Open: Keys moves into third round after a big battle against Giorgi

American Madison Keys, the No 20 seed, moved into the third round of the US Open by edging out Italian Camila Giorgi 6-4, 5-7, 7-6 (6) at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York City on Wednesday.

The third set was like a roller coaster, Giorgi leading 5-2 and serving for the match at 5-3. Keys finally won the match at the super tie-break. “I felt like the momentum had kind of swung back to my side once we got to the match tiebreak”, she said. “To get off to an early lead, have a little bit of breathing room, felt pretty good.” She lead 4-0, then 7-3 to finally win 10-6.

Keys, ranked No 20, will face the winner of the match between Romanian Elena-Gabriela Ruse and American Coco Gauff, the No 12 seed, next.

In the previous round of the Flushing Meadows, the American won against Ukrainian Dayana Yastremska (7-6 (3), 6-3).

Giorgi, ranked No 67, defeated Hungarian Anna Bondar (4-6, 6-3, 6-1) in the previous round of the Flushing Meadows.

US Open, other second-round results:

• Dalma Galfi beat Harriet Dart: 6-4, 6-0
• Veronika Kudermetova (18) beat Maryna Zanevska: 6-2, 6-3
• Rebecca Marino beat Daria Snigur (Q): 6-3, 7-6 (5)
• Shuai Zhang beat Anna Karolina Schmiedlova: 7-5, 6-1
• Alison Riske-Amritraj (29) beat Camila Osorio: 6-4, 6-7 (5), 7-6 (5)
• Ons Jabeur (5) beat Elizabeth Mandlik (WC): 7-5, 6-2
• Xiyu Wang beat Maria Sakkari (3): 3-6, 7-5, 7-5
• Shelby Rogers (31) beat Viktoria Kuzmova (Q): 7-5, 6-1