US Open 2017: Madison Keys credits home crowd after winning from one set down

Madison Keys, of the United States, waves to the crowd after defeating Elena Vesnina, of Russia. AP[/caption]Svitolina downed local favourite Shelby Rogers 6-4, 7-5 but there will still be five Americans in the women’s last 16, with Venus Williams, Sloane Stephens, Jennifer Brady and CoCo Vandeweghe also through.Brady battled to a 6-3, 4-6, 7-6(3) defeat of Monica Niculescu, while Vandeweghe beat 10th seed Agnieszka Radwanska 7-5, 4-6, 6-4.Keys shrieked a long ‘come on!’ when Vesnina buried a shot into the net on the second match point.“You guys were amazing, I definitely did not show up very well for the first set but you helped me get back into the match, thank you for helping me through that one,” Keys told the crowd.“I think I finally settled in after being a bit over-amped at the start. Who doesn’t love a late show?”