It was an unexpectedly short all-American US Open title match between Grand Slam finals debutantes, as unseeded Sloane Stephens needed 60 minutes sharp to eliminate seed No.15 Madison Keys 6-3 6-0.
The 24-year-old Stephens went through eight games without making an unforced error, finishing the first set with just two unforced errors and just four points lost on serve. Before you knew it the first set was over, but it turned out that the second set was just as short, with Stephens’ only hiccup coming in the fifth game, when she faced three break points, but saved them all.