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Daily Data Viz: Keys to victory for Madison Keys against Kiki Bertens

How the powerful games of Madison Keys and Kiki Bertens compare ahead of their fourth round French Open matchup. 

No. 15-seed American Madison Keys takes on 58th-ranked Kiki Bertens for a spot in the quarterfinals at Roland Garros. Both are power players who try to impose their will on the opponent and both have the size and strength to do so. 

The stats below show how similar their performances at Roland Garros through three rounds have been:

 

Madison Keys

Kiki Bertens

Aces

15

12

Forehand winners

34

34

Backhand winners

20

19

1st serve points won

72%

70%

Here are the big differences so far:

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Where Keys seems to have the edge is consistency and on second serves—both on her own and when her opponent has to hit a 2nd serve.  If those factors hold, they could be the keys for a Keys victory.

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