NEW YORK (AP) – It’s not that Madison Keys thinks Serena Williams’ bid for a true Grand Slam is not a compelling story line.
It’s just that the 20-year-old American is as eager to claim the U.S. Open championship as Williams is, of course – and, to do that, Keys must first win their fourth-round showdown in Arthur Ashe Stadium on Sunday.
So when Keys was asked by a reporter how she would feel about being “remembered as the villain” in Williams’ “fairy tale,” the question drew a shrug.
“What am I going to say? ‘I want her to beat me?'” Keys replied. “I mean, yeah, I want to go out and I want to win. I mean, obviously it’s a big story: She’s won four (major titles) in a row and she’s going for the calendar-year (Slam). That’s great, but at the same time I want to win. So I’d be OK with beating her, yeah.”
Makes sense.