By Chris Oddo | @TheFanChild | Saturday July 1, 2023
Madison Keys edged Daria Kasatkina for her seventh career title on Saturday at Eastbourne.
Photo Source: Rothesay International
Madison Keys notched her first title on grass in seven years, defeating Daria Kasatkina for her second Eastbourne title, 6-2, 7-6(13) on Saturday.
Keys improves to 9-2 lifetime over Kasatkina, claiming the pair’s first ever grass meeting in dramatic fashion in a 28-point second-set tiebreaker that saw the Russian hold four set points before Keys finally converted match point No.5.
Keys improves to 40-13 lifetime on grass with her seventh career title. She defeated three Top-30 players on her journey, knocking of No.30-ranked Petra Martic 6-4, 6-1 in the quarterfinals before toppling 7th-ranked Coco Gauff 6-3 6-3 in the semis.
Keys had not notched a Top-10 win on grass since 2014 prior to this week.
Kasatkina will return to the Top-10 as a result of her trip to the final. The 26-year-old will face Caroline Dolehide in round one at Wimbledon, while Keys will face British wild card Sonay Kartal.
Both Keys (2015) and Kasatkina (2018) are former Wimbledon quarterfinalists.