To really savor Keys' achievements as of late, we venture back to the lovely early fall evening of Sept. 9, 2017, where she played Sloane Stephens in the US Open women’s singles final.

Madison Keys extended her winning streak to 16 matches, reaching the BNP Paribas Open semifinals with a 6-1, 6-1 wipeout of wild-card entry Belinda Bencic on Thursday.

And it is the latter who has really caught the eye of former world number five and two-time Indian Wells champion Daniela Hantuchova, who said on The Tennis podcast: “She’s become just like Carlos, a ...