Madison Keys etched her name further into tennis history on Saturday, beating Germany’s Tatjana Maria 7-5, 6-4 to secure her third Eastbourne Open title in the United Kingdom.
The second-seeded American previously won the grass-court tournament in 2014 and 2023, and now stands alongside two of the sport’s all-time greats — Chris Evert and Martina Navratilova — as the only players to have claimed the Wimbledon tune-up event three or more times.
Keys wrapped up her 11th career WTA Tour title in one hour and 33 minutes. While she connected on just 58% of her first serves, she made them count — winning 88% of those points, going 29 for 33 — and was tested by only a single break point throughout the match.
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In Germany, fourth-seeded Karolina Muchova of the Czech Republic claimed her first-ever grass-court title after sixth-seeded Naomi Osaka of Japan was forced to retire in the second set due to a foot injury.
Muchova held a commanding 6-1, 1-0 lead when the match came to a halt after just 46 minutes of play. She had converted three of four break point opportunities against the four-time Grand Slam champion, earning her third WTA Tour title overall.
Osaka, who had been chasing her first championship since taking the 2021 Australian Open, addressed the crowd after the match. “I just want to say thank you to everyone who came to watch the match,” she said. “I apologize for not being able to finish, but this atmosphere was incredible throughout the week.”
