Round of sixteen
Both players were taken the distance in their third round matches.
Wang Qiang lost to Keys in a final set tie break;
Marta Kostyuk worried Badosa into a decider, after the eighth seed appeared to be almost home at 6-2 4-3 with two break points for 5-3.
This was the first time between the pair.
Keys served first, and she held, finishing the game with the first winner of the match, a backhand.
The American went to work with her forehand - two outright winners, one forcing a Badosa error - all setting up two break points.
Badosa saved one with a service winner, but a Keys backhand winner sealed the break and a 2-0 impressive start.
A forehand winner and an ace made consolidation of the break reasonably simple for Keys.
Two double faults had Badosa facing another break point, but a second serve ace rescued her. 1-3.
A love game, laced with more backhand winners had Keys ahead 4-1.
Game six - Keys hit three clean winners to create two break points. Badosa saved them both by attacking the Keys forehand and forcing mistakes.
Keys kept the pressure with more winners or forcing shots, but again Badosa would pick out the American forehand and save herself.
Four break chances went begging and Badosa held on.
Unperturbed, Keys drilled winners from both wings and topped it off with an ace to be within a game of the set.
Badosa sailed through the next game, sealing it with a winning backhand, and forced Keys to serve the set out at 5-3.
Keys produced her second love game and packed away the set 6-3.
Badosa had two game points in the opener of set two, but Keys broke on the fifth chance given.
Keys had three chances to consolidate the break, but didn’t; instead her forehand let her down, allowing Badosa to cash in and break back.
Here endeth the good news for Paula.
Keys hit her second winner in the next game to make it deuce, and Badosa delivered two double faults to drop serve.
More winners for Keys as she held serve for 3-1.
Two more double faults from the Spanish racquet assisted Badosa to hand another break to Keys and it became 4-1.
Badosa hit the only winner in the sixth game, but still Keys held serve.
Badosa served to stay in the match.
Down 15-40, after Keys hit a forehand winner and the eighth seed double faulted and donated an unforced error.
Madison Keys won convincingly on the first match point 6-3 6-1, and was the first player through to the quarter finals.
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