Sloane Stephens v Madison Keys: a landmark final between firm friends

US Open final promises to be one of real merit between two African Americans on 60th anniversary of Althea Gibson’s breakthrough win in this tournamentIt is unlikely the forgotten contender Sloane Stephens ever imagined her summer comeback would pitch her into the final of the 2017 US Open against her good friend Madison Keys but, after a fortnight of craziness, here they are. On Saturday they will put aside all of that to do all of this, and make a little tennis history.For Stephens, just