The confidence-boosting 7-5 7-6 victory sent Keys into the U.S. Open later this month as the world's number 10 ranked player, officials said.
"If you told me a week ago this is where I would be, I would have laughed in your face!" Keys said in accepting the tournament trophy.Keys won four consecutive games to claim the opener. She needed a tiebreak to prevail in the second.AdvertisementKeys delivered 13 aces and 45 winners against 29 unforced errors. Kuznetsova had just two aces and 15 winners.
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