Updated On: 18 January, 2022 08:34 AM IST | Melbourne | Agencies
Madison Keys registers 7-6 (2), 7-5 win over former champ Kenin in Round One; Nadal, Barty and Osaka advance

America’s Sofia Kenin returns to Madison Keys on Day One of the Australian Open at Melbourne Park yesterday. Pics/Getty Images
American Madison Keys relied on her big serve on key points to outclass 2020 Australian Open champion Sofia Kenin 7-6 (2), 7-5 on John Cain Arena on Monday and reach the second round of the year’s first Grand Slam. Former US Open runner-up Keys, who won her first trophy since 2019 at the Adelaide International 2 warm-up event last week, struggled to gain the upper hand in the contest before sealing the opening set in a tiebreak with her eighth ace.
