The 14th-seeded American, looking to go one better than her runner-up finish at Flushing Meadows last year, relied on both her dangerous serve and powerful groundstrokes.
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The 23-year-old looked like salvaging a place in the last 16 when she played her way back from a set and 4-0 down to take the match into a decider on a hot and humid Court Three.
The match, which ended 6-1 7-6(7), was between two of the biggest hitters on the WTA Tour but it failed to really catch fire on a cool Suzanne Lenglen Court.
The world number 83 needed a little over an hour to beat Keys in the first all-American US Open women’s final since 2002, powering to a 6-3 6-0 victory at Flushing Meadows