Wozniacki Downs Keys to Reach U.S. Open Quarterfinals

Caroline Wozniacki delivered another masterful performance on Sunday afternoon, rolling past eighth-seeded American Madison Keys 6-3, 6-4 to earn a spot in the U.S. Open quarterfinals.

The 2009 and 2014 runner up was clinical in dismissing Keys in just 78 minutes under the sun on Arthur Ashe Stadium, committing a total of just seven unforced errors throughout the match and dropping just one service game on her way to the straight-set victory.

Wozniacki opened things up with a routine hold of serve in the match’s first game and would go on to break Keys for a 3-1 lead, and pushed it to 4-1 after consolidating it with a hold. It would be the only break she needed in the first set as she didn’t face a single break point on her own to serve.

The Dane broke Keys to begin the second set and seemed to have the American in a vice grip all match long. Even after Keys got the break back and evened things at 2-2 in the set, Wozniacki broke right back for 3-2, helped out a double-fault from Keys on break point.

Wozniacki continued to dominate on serve and didn’t face a break point the rest of the way, ending the match with an returnable serve down the T.

"I'm really happy about the way I played," said Wozniacki. "Obviosuly Madison is a strong player. She hits the ball really hard. But I managed to really, you know, play well, get a lot of returns in. I served well, which I was pleased with.

I'm just happy that I got another win."

Up next for Wozniacki is Anastasija Sevastova of Latvia, who continued her Flushing Meadows run with a 6-4, 7-5 triumph over Johanna Konta earlier in the day. 

The loss now means that Keys has bowed out in the fourth round at all four majors this year, and the American admitted to feeling a little bit of nerves early on.

"I feel like I was making mistakes and then getting behind in the score and trying to, you know, hit winners just to kind of quickly get back into games," said Keys. "So I think overall, I don't think I played very well. I don't think I played smart, which I think is the biggest thing. And then I kind of let the panic set in and tried to go too quick."