{"id":369540,"date":"2025-08-24T10:46:20","date_gmt":"2025-08-24T10:46:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/369540\/"},"modified":"2025-08-24T10:46:20","modified_gmt":"2025-08-24T10:46:20","slug":"madison-keys-says-what-her-relationship-with-frances-tiafoe-is-like-after-playing-doubles-with-him-at-the-us-open","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/369540\/","title":{"rendered":"Madison Keys says what her relationship with Frances Tiafoe is like after playing doubles with him at the US Open"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Madison Keys and Frances Tiafoe competed in the revamped US Open mixed doubles event.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The American duo were given a tricky draw in the US Open<\/a> mixed doubles, as they took on Iga Swiatek and Casper Ruud in round one.<\/p>\n

Failing to make an impression against the number-three seeds, Keys<\/a> and Tiafoe lost in straight sets, 1-4, 2-4.<\/p>\n

\"IgaPhoto by Robert Prange\/Getty Images<\/p>\n

Both Keys and Tiafoe<\/a> will now turn their attention to the singles, where they could be in with a real shout of winning the tournament.<\/p>\n

Reflecting on their brief stint in the mixed doubles, Keys<\/a> has now shared what her relationship with Tiafoe is really like.<\/p>\n

Madison Keys says Frances Tiafoe is \u2018one of the happiest people\u2019 she\u2019s ever been around<\/p>\n

During her pre-tournament press conference, Keys commented on her relationship with Tiafoe.<\/p>\n

\u201cLove Foe [Frances Tiaofe],\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have known each other for many, many years. I mean, I always love watching him play tennis. It\u2019s always super fun. We play obviously very differently.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut he\u2019s one of the best guys. He always has amazing energy. He\u2019s one of the happiest people you\u2019ll ever be around.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"MadisonPhoto by Elsa\/Getty Images<\/p>\n

Keys explained how she and Tiafoe grew close when living in the same apartment complex a few years ago.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe lived in the same apartment complex for a few years, and I basically had to drive him around everywhere, had to leave him a few times because he was late,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

\u201cGot a lot of FaceTimes on \u2018How do I start the washer\u2019 and stuff.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo we\u2019re quite close (smiling).\u201d<\/p>\n

The pair have enjoyed success at Flushing Meadows over the years, but who has come closest to lifting the trophy?<\/p>\n

Comparing Madison Keys and Frances Tiafoe\u2019s US Open records<\/p>\n

Both players have reached the US Open semifinals on several occasions, but only one has made it to the final.<\/p>\n\nPlayer<\/strong><\/td>\nBest performance<\/strong><\/td>\nLatest performance<\/strong><\/td>\nWin\/Loss record<\/strong><\/td>\nWin %<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nMadison Keys<\/td>\nF \u2013 2017<\/td>\n3R \u2013 2024<\/td>\n33-13<\/td>\n72%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nFrances Tiafoe<\/td>\nSF \u2013 2022, 2024<\/td>\nSF \u2013 2024<\/td>\n22-10<\/td>\n69%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Madison Keys and Frances Tiafoe at the US Open<\/p>\n

In 2017, Keys made a remarkable run through to the final of the US Open, where she fell short against her fellow American Sloane Stephens<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Losing out on that occasion, Keys was made to wait eight years before she lifted her first Grand Slam title, doing so in Melbourne this January.<\/p>\n

Tiafoe, on the other hand, remains Slam-less, despite two semifinal appearances at the US Open.<\/p>\n

In both 2022 and 2024, Tiafoe fell in a deciding fifth set, missing out on a place in the championship match by the finest of margins.<\/p>\n