Madison Keys saves five match points to reach US Open third round as Naomi Osaka survives scare

Madison Keys saved five match points and needed a deciding set tie-break to win a thrilling second-round match at the US Open and avoid a major upset.

The 22nd seed won 5-7 6-4 7-6(10-5) against Hungary’s world No 75 Anna Bondar, winning four games in a row and saving match points in the deciding set, before coming from 5-3 down in a dramatic tiebreak to book her place in the third round.

She will face either Olympic champion Qinwen Zheng or Yulia Putintseva.

Over on Arthur Ashe Stadium Naomi Osaka survived a second-set blip against Katerina Siniakova to win in three topsy-turvy sets.

The three-time major winner rattled through the opening set and looked to be cruising in the second before she faltered on serve and appeared to lose confidence in her game, with doubles specialist Siniakova reeling off four straight games to force a decider.

But Osaka fought back in the third to win 6-2 5-7 6-1, booking a third-round clash with Belgium’s Elise Mertens after the 23rd seed beat Maria Timofeeva in straight sets.

Osaka said: “This match was definitely really tough, I had to fight. I had a couple opportunities in the second set and I think I was a little bit too hard on myself. I took a bathroom break, regrouped. I told myself that it’s an honour to play on this court, and I just want to keep playing in front of you guys, so just try to fight as best I can.

Osaka took to the Arthur Ashe court in another eye-catching outfit, a silver jacket embroidered with tennis racquets with a trailing tiered high-low skirt, before revealing an all-silver ensemble for the match itself.

She appeared entirely in control until a wobble in the second set. At 4-2 down Siniakova broke her back, but having struggled with unforced errors throughout the match – particularly on her notoriously weak serve – she was immediately broken back to 15, leaving Osaka to serve for a place in the third round.

But a brilliant winner by the Czech coupled by some tame errors by Osaka handed over a third consecutive break, before Siniakova levelled proceedings at 5-5 with a fine backhand winner down the line as she served to stay in the match.

The 13th seed looked nervy on serve and that lack of confidence began to hamper the rest of her game. Osaka saved two break points, the second with an ace, in her next service game, but hit the ground with her racquet in frustration after netting and was broken to trail 6-5.

Siniakova lashed a cross-court forehand right on the baseline as she recovered from her own troubles on serve to seal the set 7-5.

But Osaka regrouped quickly, breaking Siniakova on her way to establishing a 3-0 lead in the decider, and this time held her nerve, with Siniakova firing long to concede the match.

Elsewhere in New York 2022 champion Iga Swiatek swept aside Nadia Podoroska 6-3 6-2, with the Pole to face 25th seed Marie Bouzkova after the Czech dispatched Britain’s Harriet Dart with ease, 6-2 6-2.

Dart’s defeat means Fran Jones is the only Briton left in either the men’s or women’s singles draw.