Melbourne, Jan 26, 2025 (AFP) - How Keys banished fear of failure to shine on the Grand Slam stage

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2025-01-26

Being told you will be a future world number one at the age of 14 is an extremely tough burden for any young athlete to carry -- just ask Madison Keys. In a sport where success is measured in major trophies, it took the American another 15 years after winning her first WTA Tour match as a young teenager to become a Grand Slam champion. She reached her first Slam semi-final in 2015 at Melbourne while still only 19. Her first major final came two y......

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