Keys has used her aggressive playing style to become one of the pioneers of the next generation of American tennis.
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Madison Keys is a professional tennis player from the United States. The Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) has ranked her as high as world No. 7, a position she first held in October 2016. Keys has appeared in one Grand Slam tournament final, the 2017 US Open, as well as the 2016 WTA Finals and the 2016 Summer Olympics. She has won six WTA tournaments, five of which were at the Premier level, with her most recent victory coming at the 2019 Cincinnati Open, a Premier 5 event.
Keys has used her aggressive playing style to become one of the pioneers of the next generation of American tennis, alongside Sloane Stephens, CoCo Vandeweghe, and Sofia Kenin. She is known for having a fast serve and one of the most powerful forehands in the game. Keys was inspired to start playing tennis after seeing Venus Williams’ dresses at Wimbledon on TV. She moved to Florida to train at the Evert Tennis Academy after growing up in the Quad Cities of Illinois. Her coaches thought she was a prodigy with a good chance of winning a major title.
Bjorn Fratangelo, named after tennis legend Bjorn Borg, is ranked No. 158 on the ATP tour. In 2016, he achieved a career-high singles ranking of 99. The American’s most notable accomplishment on the court came in 2011, when he won the French Open junior title by defeating Dominic Thiem in the final. The title catapulted him to No. 2 in the junior rankings, and he was later given a wildcard into the US Open qualifiers, where he lost in the first round. Four years later, he made his Grand Slam debut at the US Open, losing in straight sets to Tomas Berdych. On the ITF circuit, he has 12 titles to his name.
Fratangelo and Keys have been dating since 2017, when Keys advanced to the US Open final. They have been seen attending each other’s matches at various tournaments. Last year, Keys and Fratangelo competed in mixed doubles at the US Open, where they were defeated in the first round by Ellen Perez and Marcelo Demoliner.
Rick and Christine Keys are Madison Keys’ parents. They have four daughters. Sydney is Madison’s older sister, and she has two younger sisters named Montana and Hunter. Madison Keys is more than just the family’s athlete. Rick, her father, was also a basketball player while attending Augustana College. He competed in the NCAA. Christine Keys, Madison Keys’ mother, graduated from Marycrest University. She became an attorney after graduating from De Pau University’s law school. Madison Keys gave up her career and relocated to Florida after being offered a training position at Evert Academy.
