Keys to success

The 14 year old Madison Keys made us all wake up from the Miami dream. Yes, The Sony Ericsson Open are over, so we should concentrate on next tournaments - not live in the past. Madison Keys win over Alla Kudryavtseva in the Ponte Vedra Beach was definitely such a wake-up call. Why? Because the girl is only 14 years old...

Alla Kudryavtseva, herself, made big noise last year as she kicked out Maria Sharapova of the Wimbledon tournament in the 2nd round, noting she was extra-motivated, coz she didn't like Maria's dress. Funny enough - Keys also had some dress stories ready for the journalists.

"When I was about three years old I walked through [the living room] when they were watching the Wimbledon final and I think it was Venus. It was Venus playing, and I saw her outfit and I loved it. I asked my dad, 'Can I have one of those outfits?' and he said 'Only if you play tennis.' And I said 'OK!' and I started playing after that. So I didn't start for the tennis part, I started for the outfits, then I just loved it. And the outfits came as the extra-bonus part." - said Keys.

Now Kudryavtseva had to swallow all her pride, as she went to the net to congratulate her 14 year old concquerer.

"The first two or three games I was nervous. It was just kind of the first few games of just hitting the ball and feeling it and really getting into a rhythm, that made me feel a lot better." - said the American.

By defeating the world No.81 7/5 6/4, Keys became the seventh youngest winner of a WTA match in history.

Here's the list of the youngest ever Tour winners:

1. Mary Joe Fernandez - 13y 6m - Miami 1985
2. Jennifer Capriati - 13y 11m - Boca Raton 1990
3. Steffi Graf - 13y 11m 10d - Roland Garros 1983
4. Martina Hingis - 14y 1w - Zurich 1994
5. Kathy Rinaldi - 14y 3w - Amelia Island 1981
6. Tracy Austin - 14y 1m - Portland 1977
7. Madison Keys - 14y 48d - Ponte Vedra Beach 2009
8. Michelle Larcher de Brito - 14y 52d - Miami 2007
9. Stephanie Rehe - 14y 2m - Hershey 1984
10. Gabriela Sabatini - 14y 2m 2w - Indianapolis 1984

~jachal