▁to ▁counter act ▁Ke ys ' s ▁powerful ▁ground st ro kes ▁while ▁also ▁supp lying ▁power ▁to ▁her ▁own ▁sh ots . ▁Ke ys ▁and ▁Steph ens ▁first ▁played ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁round ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁Miami ▁Open , ▁which ▁Steph ens ▁won ▁in ▁straight ▁sets . ▁They ▁would ▁not ▁meet ▁again ▁until ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁US ▁Open ▁final ▁in ▁which ▁both ▁players ▁were ▁looking ▁for ▁their ▁first ▁career ▁Grand ▁S lam ▁singles ▁title . ▁Steph ens ▁defeated ▁Ke ys ▁in ▁straight ▁sets , ▁which ▁included ▁taking ▁the ▁final ▁eight ▁games ▁of ▁the ▁match . ▁Their ▁next ▁meeting ▁also ▁came ▁in ▁the ▁latter ▁stages ▁of ▁a ▁major , ▁in ▁the ▁semif inals ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁French ▁Open , ▁where ▁they ▁were ▁both ▁trying ▁to ▁reach ▁their ▁second ▁major ▁final . ▁Steph ens ▁again ▁won ▁in ▁straight ▁sets . ▁Ke ys ▁finally ▁recorded ▁her ▁first ▁victory ▁against ▁Steph ens ▁in ▁the ▁quarter final s ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 9 ▁Vol vo ▁Car ▁Open , ▁winning ▁in ▁three ▁sets ▁on ▁the ▁way ▁to ▁her ▁first ▁career ▁cl ay - court ▁title . ▁ ▁Ke ys ▁and ▁V ande weg he ▁have ▁similar ▁playing ▁styles , ▁both ▁using ▁their ▁height ▁to ▁generate ▁power ▁and ▁hit ▁fast ▁serves . ▁They ▁had ▁never ▁met ▁until ▁the ▁summer ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁when ▁they ▁faced ▁off ▁three ▁times ▁in ▁a ▁little ▁more ▁than ▁a ▁month . ▁In ▁their ▁first ▁meeting , ▁Ke