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
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