Madison Keys Falls to Peyton Stearns in Thrilling WTA-1000 Rome Third Round Battle

The 2025 Australian Open champion and fifth-ranked player in the world, American tennis player **[Madison Keys](https://www.example.com)**, was unable to advance to the round of 16 at the WTA-1000 clay tournament in Rome, Italy. In the third round, she lost to fellow American **Peyton Stearns**, who is ranked 42nd in the WTA standings, with scores of 6-2, 2-6, 6-7 (3-7).

The match lasted 2 hours and 24 minutes. Keys recorded five aces, made six double faults, and converted 5 out of 17 break points. Her opponent hit two aces, committed four double faults, and successfully converted 5 out of 14 break points.

In the round of 16 of the tournament in Rome, Stearns will face the winner of the third-round match between Marie Bouzkova (Czech Republic) and Naomi Osaka (Japan).