Madison Keys Routs No. 3 Jessica Pegula at U.S. Open

USA's Madison Keys embraces USA's Jessica Pegula after her win during the US Open tennis tournament women's singles round of 16 match at the USTA National Tennis Center in New York City, on Sept. 4, 2023. Ed Jones/AFP via Getty Images

Madison Keys smashed No. 3 seed Jessica Pegula 6–1, 6–3 Monday to reach the quarterfinals of the U.S. Open for the first time since 2018.

Keys, the No. 17 seed, needed just over an hour to win the all-American affair. She converted five of nine break chances and finished with 21 winners to just six for Pegula.