Coco Gauff overcame late nerves to beat Maria Sakkari 7-6 (1), 6-2 and reach the round of 16 at Indian Wells on Monday, as her fellow American Madison Keys held off Elise Mertens 6-2, 6-7 (8), 6-4.
Though No. 5 women's tennis player Madison Keys won her opening match at the BNP Paribas Open in straight sets, her second appearance on Monday against Elise Mertens was a nailbiter up until the final game.
Australian Open champion Madison Keys needed six match points as she clawed out a 6-2, 6-7 (8/10), 6-4 victory over Elise Mertens on Monday to reach the fourth round at Indian Wells.In other early matches,
Keys appeared to be heading toward a straight-set win over Elise Mertens but then things got dramatic in their Indian Wells battle.
Madison Keys squandered four match points in the second set yet persevered to earn a three-set win on Monday in the third round of the BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells, Calif.
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Australian Open 2025 winner Madison Keys faces the ever-consistent Elise Mertens in the Indian Wells Open 2025 Round of 32.
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The No. 5 seed has been to the quarterfinals just once in her prior 11 Indian Wells appearances. Keys awaits the winner of 10th-seeded countrywoman Emma Navarro and No. 19 seed Donna Vekic for a chance to match her 2022 showing.
Madison Keys extended her winning streak to 14 matches with a three-set defeat of Elise Mertens in the BNP Paribas Open third round.
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