The 16th-seeded Keys was 3-5 down in each set and Kuznetsova was serving at 5-4 both times, but never earned a set point chance, as Keys eventually prevailed with 45 winners to 29 unforced errors, including 13 aces, compared to Kuznetsova’s 15 winners to 10 unforced errors.
En route to her fifth career title and second this year, the 24-year-old Keys defeated four multiple time Grand Slam champions: Venus Williams (7), Simona Halep (2), Garbine Muguruza (2), and Svetlana Kuznetsova (2). The triumph is ensuring the 2017 US Open runner-up’s ascend to the No.