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Patna : World No 51 Madison Keys, 26, USA, stunned 2020 Australian Open (AO) Champion & 11th seed Sofia Kenin, 23, USA, in women’s singles first round of AO 2022 in straight sets at Melbourne, Australia, on January 172022.
Madison Keys, the 2017 US Open Finalist, beat World No 15 Kenin in straight sets 7-6, 7-5 to reach 2nd round of AO 2022. Madison Keys hammered 16 Aces during the match to none by compatriot Kenin. Madison also won 2 break points during the match to 1 by Kenin, the winner of 5 career titles. Madison, the winner of 6 career titles, also won 2 games in a row during the match. madison won 82 points in the match to 67 points by Kenin, a French Open Finalist in 2020.
World No 106 Qiang Wang, 30, China, upset 16th seed Coco Gauff, 17, USA, 6-4, 6-2 in first round. Qiang won 4 break points during the match to 1 by World No 16 Gauff. The Chinese also won 6 games in a row in the match to 2 by Gauff.
( Sofia Kenin)