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Keys tops Kudryavtseva in debut

Associated Press

Monday, April 6, 2009

PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. -- Fourteen-year-old Madison Keys made her WTA Tour debut a memorable one, upsetting Russia's Alla Kudryavtseva 7-5, 6-4 on Monday in the opening round of The MPS Group Championships. The teen from Boca Raton, Fla., fell behind 5-2 in the first set but used powerful groundstrokes to break Kudryavtseva twice and a serve that averaged 101 mph to win the set. Keys lost the first game of the second set before going on a four-game run, and after the 81st-ranked Kudryavtseva ...

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