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The Eastbourne grass stays a profitable area for Madison Keys.
The second-seeded Keys dictated play on serve stopping Tatjana Maria 7-5, 6-4 to seize her eleventh profession championship on Eastbourne’s grass.
Keys didn’t give up a set in 5 match wins to gather her third Eastbourne championship, following her maiden title in 2014 and her 2023 title run.
It was Keys’ first title since her impressed run to the 2025 Australian Open the place she beat Iga Swiatek and No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka to win her maiden main. Keys avenged a 6-3, 7-6(3) loss to Maria within the 2025 Queen’s Membership semifinals that noticed Maria go on to win her greatest championship at Queen’s Membership.
At present, Keys served for the opening st at 5-4 solely to see Maria save three set factors to stage after 10 video games.
Resetting, Keys gained a 12 level sport, the longest of the opening set, to interrupt again for 6-5. On her fifth set level, Keys served out the opening set at 30.
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Within the second set, Keys stamped 4 love holds in her 5 service video games to seal the title in a single hour, 33 minutes.
The 31-year-old Keys improved to 11
