“I have a lot of faith in my legs, in my strength,” Brady said that week. “I think I enter the field with a different mentality, a different kind of self-confidence and, just a little bit changed. I feel like a different person, a better person; cool, mentally, physically. “
When the tour resumed after a five-month hiatus caused by the coronavirus pandemic, Brady hadn’t missed a beat.
“She had the discipline and she had the goals,” said Geserer, who was giving her instruction from Germany while training in Orlando, Florida. “He wanted to get stronger and was working hard. This paid off, but we’re still at the beginning.”
She won the first WTA tournament that returned to North America, taking the title at the Top Seed Open in Lexington, Ky., In a field that had included stars like Serena Williams, Venus Williams and Victoria Azarenka.
Brady hasn’t lost a set in his five games in Kentucky and hasn’t lost more than four games in any set.
Across four games at the US Open, Brady, seeded 28 here, has the same winning streak intact, including a dominant win on Sunday over 2016 United States Open champion, seventeenth-seeded Angelique Kerber, 6-1, 6- 4, to reach the quarter-finals in Flushing Meadows.
“He is serving very well, and the next shot after his serve is very fast,” Kerber said. “He is dominating with his game, especially on the forehand. I tried everything, but in the end, in the important moments, he played better. “
