Madison Keys breezes into third round at Wimbledon

Field Level Media|published: Wed 2nd July, 10:42 2025

Jun 30, 2025; Wimbledon, UNITED KINGDOM; Madison Keys of the United States returns a shot during her match against Elena-Gabriela Ruse of Romania on day one at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club. Mandatory Credit: Susan Mullane-Imagn Images

Sixth-seeded Madison Keys recorded a 6-4, 6-2 win over Olga Danilovic on Wednesday to advance to the third round at Wimbledon.

After outlasting Elena-Gabriela Ruse in a grueling, three-set match in sweltering conditions on Monday, Keys needed just 75 minutes to dismiss her Serbian foe.

"I definitely felt a little bit more comfortable today -- it's the cloudy, rainy England that we know and love, so that helped a lot ... felt a little bit more normal out here today," Keys said during her on-court interview.

Keys, who won the Australian Open earlier this year, fired three aces, had 19 winners and overcame seven double to emerge victorious.

"I knew that I wanted to get the momentum as early as I could and try to keep it," Keys said. "I knew that she could play really great tennis, so just wanted to get a lead and then run with it."

Keys set up a third-round match with 29th-seeded Leylah Fernandez of Canada or Laura Siegemund of Germany, who squared off later Wednesday.

--Field Level Media