US Open: Madison Keys joins Coco Gauff in round of 16 while Jessica Pegula clashes with Elina Svitolina following underdog Michael Mmoh’s exit

US Open: Madison Keys joins Coco Gauff in round of 16 while Jessica Pegula clashes with Elina Svitolina following underdog Michael Mmoh’s exit

• Madison Keys advanced to the US Open fourth round with a comeback win
• Coco Gauff, Frances Tiafoe, Taylor Fritz and more Americans will play Sunday
• DailyMail.com provides all the latest international sports news

By Jake Nisse For Dailymail.Com

Madison Keys became the second American woman to reach the round of 16 at the US Open on Saturday with a comeback win over Liudmila Samsonova.

World no. 17 Keys overcame a 7-5 first set in favor of Samsonova, winning the next two sets 6-2, 6-2 to set up a date with either Jessica Pegula or Elina Svitolina.

The no. 3 seed Pegula was up a set at the time of publishing.

Keys took two hours and eight minutes to dispatch Samsonova, firing 31 winners in the effort.

The 28-year-old also won four break points, as compared with just one for Samsonova.

Madison Keys advanced to the fourth round on Saturday by beating Liudmila Samsonova

Meanwhile, world no. 89 Michael Mmoh lost to Englishman Jack Draper in four sets

Jessica Pegula led Elina Svitolina by a set in the third round at the time of publishing

Meanwhile, underdog Michael Mmoh saw his career-best run at the Open come to an end on Saturday as he fell to Englishman Jack Draper, 4-6, 2-6, 6-3, 3-6.

Mmoh was beat in three hours and four minutes by Draper, who hit 52 winners to the American’s 28.

Nonetheless, it was a good showing overall for the world no. 89 Mmoh, as he beat Karen Khachanov and John Isner before bowing out.

Mmoh has reached the third round of a Grand Slam just one other time – this year’s Australian Open.

Coco Gauff will face face Caroline Wozniacki in the round of 16 on Sunday afternoon

And Frances Tiafoe will play Aussie Rinky Hijikata at Louis Armstrong Stadium on Sunday too

Later on Saturday, unseeded Peyton Stearns will face British No. 1 Katie Boulter.

Waiting for Keys and potentially Pegula and Stearns in the round of 16 are fellow Americans Coco Gauff, Frances Tiafoe, Taylor Fritz, Tommy Paul and Ben Shelton.

The latter two players will face off on Sunday at Arthur Ashe Stadium, while Tiafoe will face Rinky Hijikata no earlier than 3pm Sunday at Louis Armstrong Stadium.

Gauff, who has twice had to come back from first-set losses thus far, will face Caroline Wozniacki in the round of 16.

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