I don't know what to say. Round by Round 2017 US Open Bracket and Draw on ESPN.com. 9-seed Williams after beating Petra Kvitova in a three-set battle on Tuesday night. ... beginning with the Five Finest US Open Women’s Finals. Stephens, who was sidelined for 11 months following a foot injury and surgery, made her comeback at Wimbledon and entered this summer's US Open Series ranked 957th. FINAL… Keys is the higher seed and the legitimate (slight) favorite based on her 2017 resume, but I love the way Stephens has played in New York. The finals for the U.S. Open are set. She lost her first match at the French Open and parted ways with her coach, Craig Kardon. She followed it up with runs to the Australian semis, the French Open fourth round and Wimbledon quarters the following season, soaring to No11 in the world. On Thursday, Keys will face Vandeweghe for the third time and Williams will meet Stephens for only the second time in their careers. However, when she was asked how sound she was heading into Saturday's final, she answered with a huge smile. Making predictions for who will win the trophy in the US Open 2017 women's final: Sloane Stephens or Madison Keys? 15 Madison Keys have reached a grand slam final, Stephens has jumped more than 900 spots in the world rankings in a month. • CoCo Vandeweghe leaves with her head high, winning five matches including a composed win over Karolina Pliskova, then the world’s No. With her sister on maternity leave, Venus had a chance to win her first U.S. Open since 2001—think about that one for a second—and become the oldest player ever to reach the No. CoCo Vandeweghe leaves with still more evidence that she is capable of playing deep into majors. To see Sloane coming back from a long injury, having to have surgery. CoCo Vandeweghe leaves with a career high ranking, into the top 20. On Tuesday, Stephens faces No16 Anastasija Sevastova of Latvia in the afternoon, while Williams meets No13 Petra Kvitova in a night-session blockbuster. NEW YORK – Five quick thoughts from Day 11 at the 2017 U.S. Open. She then continued her onslaught in the second set, blending power with control and making Vandeweghe all but irrelevant. “I think it’s just really exciting. Trite as it sounds, the time off enabled (forced?) I’m about, ‘Is this win happening today?’”, Available for everyone, funded by readers. © 2020 ABG-SI LLC. It also will be Keys' first major final. But Juan Martín del Potro had other ideas . ", Stephens defeats Williams for US Open finals, Juan Martin del Potro upends Roger Federer at US Open, It is the first time Americans Sloane Stephens and No. After that match, Keys annihilated her opponents in the next two rounds. The perpetual hand-wringing over the future of American women’s tennis can take pause, at least for a few days. It was their first Grand Slam title together, and their seventh title overall, all in 2017. "I'm honestly just honored to be able to play at the same time as her, one of the greatest to play our game," Stephens said, who is now 2-0 against Williams. The 15th-seeded Keys joined No9 Venus Williams, No20 CoCo Vandeweghe and unseeded Sloane Stephens in the last eight at Flushing Meadows. 2017 US Open Bracket: Women's Singles. Chan Yung-jan and Martina Hingis won the title, defeating Hradecká and Siniaková in the final, 6–3, 6–2. It was their first Grand Slam title together, and their seventh title overall, all in 2017. 12 seeds J.J. Rojer and Horia Tecau in the final. NEW YORK – The American women have commanding control over the 2017 U.S. Open—and it’s all being done in the absence of Serena Williams. 15-seed Madison Keys will face off in the 2017 U.S. Open final on Saturday in New York. After late night matches—filled with drama and disruptive rhythms—Keys has played four straight sets of essentially immaculate tennis. Unseeded Sloane Stephens and No. If you're judging based on her last two matches, Keys looks like a Grand Slam champion waiting to be crowned. “I didn't think we couldn't,” said Stephens, 24. This year marked the first time four American women reached the semifinals at the US Open since 1981, when Tracy Austin, Chris Evert, Martina Navratilova and Barbara Potter did it. FINAL. Below, SI's tennis experts make their pick and predictions for the 2017 U.S. Open women's final. She wins in three. "I figured out a lot, but she played great defense. “I think that still holds—we wanted to be those same players in a later generation.”. The set took just 24 minutes. What a terrific year for Williams the Elder. To enable Verizon Media and our partners to process your personal data select 'I agree', or select 'Manage settings' for more information and to manage your choices. “It’s almost like starting my career over,” she said the other day. Her next opponent is No. I'm backing Sloane to win in three sets and complete her incredible comeback from injury. That's just what I did. Venus Williams Outlasts Petra Kvitova in Three Sets to Reach U.S. Open Semifinals, “Venus last night said it very well that, the younger ones were looking at Lindsay, Jennifer, and Serena and Venus,” she said after her quarterfinals match. I’m really happy that none of us are playing each other in the quarter-finals.”. At 5-5, Sloane hit the gas pedal, scrambling all over the court displaying terrific defense and breaking Williams at love. Use of this site constitutes acceptance of our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Just hard work. The United States has four women in the US Open quarter-finals for the first time in 15 years – and none of them are named Serena Madison Keys is one of four American women … Tonight, she ran into a blazing player but offered little resistance. "Those are moments where you have to dig deep and figure out how to get the ball on the court and have a big game. “Yeah, I think we are headed in the right direction.”. Stephens, 24, was still a teenager when she first made the second week of a grand slam at the US Open in 2012. © 2020 ABG-SI LLC. In 2018, she’ll try and string together seven, not five, exquisite matches. But she also leaves on a bit of a sour note. Stephens to appreciate her talent, her opportunity and how much she missed the sport. Seeds. So it's great to see this resurgence, and I hope it can continue.”. “I think it shows how hard we’ve been working,” Keys said. Yet the fiery baseliner appears to have mastered both – and her sometimes-combustible temperament – surviving a series of marathon matches before seeing off Safarova, a former top-five player who had won their three most recent meetings. I don’t get nervous or tight because I have to defend points or because I won a tournament last year. 2 1. Keys played her best match of the tournament against CoCo Vandeweghe on Thursday, but I think the adversity Stephens has overcome this tournament—especially getting bageled by Venus in their second set and still managing to win the match—will give her crucial momentum entering the final. The Power of del Potro: Argentina's Gentle Giant Brings Rare Magic to U.S. Open. And then she played perhaps the best match of her career, especially given the occasion. Incredibly, Williams was part of the contingent the last time the United States sent as many players to the US Open quarter-finals, when she joined Serena, Jennifer Capriati, Monica Seles and Lindsay Davenport, who now coaches Keys.