Jun 1, 2024; Paris, France; Madison Keys of the United States returns a shot against Emma Navarro of the United States on day seven of Roland Garros at Stade Roland Garros.

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Madison Keys vs. Lucia Bronzetti Head to Head Record, Preview and Prediction for Madrid Open 2025 Round of 64

Serena Williams is the only American winner at the WTA-1000 event.

Jun 1, 2024; Paris, France; Madison Keys of the United States returns a shot against Emma Navarro of the United States on day seven of Roland Garros at Stade Roland Garros.

After a thrilling victory over Naomi Osaka, Italy’s Lucia Bronzetti aims to pull off another shocker when she faces Australian Open champion Madison Keys on Friday. The fifth seed is looking to win her first Madrid Open crown, and stake her claim as a strong clay court contender in the process. The winner is likely to face Anna Kalinskaya in Round-3.

Opening the year with titles in Adelaide and Melbourne, Madison Keys arguably had one of the best outings seen Down Under in the recent past. She also reached the semifinals at Indian Wells, before falling to premature runs in Miami and Charleston. Provided Keys can outplay the strong field to capture the trophy in La Caja Magica, she will become just the second American after Serena Williams to win the title in the Spanish capital.

World No. 59 Lucia Bronzetti came clutch when it mattered most against Naomi Osaka in Round-1. The Italian painted the lines to emerge a 6-4 2-6 6-4 victor. Bronzetti started her year by causing an upset over Victoria Azarenka at the Australian Open. She was also runner-up at the Winners Open – where she beat the likes of Simona Halep and Peyton Stearns.

Madison Keys vs Lucia Bronzetti Head to Head Record

Madison Keys leads the head to head record against Lucia Bronzetti 2-0. The American is yet to drop a set against her 26-year-old counterpart.

The first match-up between Keys and Bronzetti was at the United Cup in 2023. Despite it being a dead rubber, Keys produced some of her finest tennis to dominate Bronzetti. In the beginning of 2025, the pair renewed their rivalry in Auckland. Yet again, it was the World No. 5 who emerged superior on the night.

Event	Round	Winner	Score
2025 Auckland	Round of 32	Madison Keys	6-4 6-4
2023 United Cup	Final	Madison Keys	6-3 6-2

Madison Keys vs Lucia Bronzetti Titles Comparison

Madison Keys	Category	Lucia Bronzetti
1	Grand Slams	0
10	WTA Singles Titles	1
0	WTA Doubles Titles	0
1	WTA-1000 Titles	0
SF (Rio 2016)	Olympics Best Performance	R1 (Paris 2024)
No. 5	Current World Ranking	No. 59

Madison Keys vs Lucia Bronzetti Madrid Open 2025 Prediction

Madison Keys wins her first Grand Slam title 🏆 #AustralianOpen

The American upset two-time defending champion Aryna Sabalenka 👏 pic.twitter.com/2pSMKROqDc
— ESPN (@espn) January 25, 2025

On her day, Madison Keys arguably has the best forehand on the WTA Tour. The American will look to put that into full use on Friday when she locks horns with Bronzetti. A clear favourite in baseline exchanges, Keys has the serve plus one tactic at her disposal – something that should do the trick against the World No. 59 on the outdoor clay in the Spanish capital.

Prediction: Madison Keys in straight sets.

Madison Keys vs Lucia Bronzetti Madrid Open 2025 Betting Odds

Madison Keys Win: 2/9

Lucia Bronzetti Win: 4/1

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Sankalp Harikrishnan

A passionate sports fan through and through, I am currently pursuing my MA in Global Sports Journalism. I specialise in tennis and football writing at The Playoffs News, and I have prior experience working at EssentiallySports and Sportskeeda. Born and raised in Bengaluru, India, sport was my safe space right from my childhood. After trying my hand at multiple sports and representing my educational institutions in cricket, badminton and table tennis, I found sports media to be my calling.