Madison Keys kicks off her 2025 Cincinnati Open campaign with a second-round match against the rising 23-year-old Eva Lys.
Lys has climbed into the top 70 this season, with a career-high ranking of No. 55 in July. She’s made notable progress at Grand Slams, reaching the fourth round as a lucky loser at the Australian Open earlier this year, falling to Iga Swiatek in straight sets. Her draw momentum continues from a solid showing in Montreal and a Round of 16 appearance in Melbourne.
Keys, meanwhile, enters Cincinnati as the sixth seed and Australian Open champion. Her power game and experience have yielded two titles so far in 2025 and a current ranking inside the top 10 at No. 6.
Lys–Keys Head-to-Head
This will be the first career meeting between Lys and Keys.
Prediction
Keys in 2 straight sets. Lys’s resilience is commendable, but Keys’s Slam-winning power and shot consistency give her a clear advantage.
How to Watch Eva Lys vs. Madison Keys
The Eva Lys–Madison Keys match is now expected to start at around 2:05 PM Eastern, on Grandstand Court at the Lindner Family Tennis Center, after Arthur Rinderknech’s upset win over Casper Ruud in three sets.
The match may air live on the Tennis Channel or its streaming-only T2 Channel, available for free on Amazon Prime Video here.
The Tennis Channel has a live stream simulcast of its TV coverage here, along with a dedicated feed for the Lys-Keys match here.
Should none of these viewing options work for you, the Tennis Channel has a standalone streaming subscription available for $9.99/month or $109.99/year
Lys vs. Keys
Date: Saturday, August 9, 2025
Expected Start Time: 2:05 PM Eastern (after Ruud-Rinderknech)
Venue: Lindner Family Tennis Center, Mason, Ohio
Court: Grandstand
TV: Tennis Channel
Streaming: Tennis Channel app and website, with a simulcast of the TV channel and a dedicated match feed.
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