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2025 Australian Open champion Madison Keys finally fulfilled Grand Slam expectations after letting go of them.

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Ben Rothenberg
Jan 25, 2025
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MELBOURNE, Australia — Madison Keys’ first racquet was bought at this Walgreens in Milan, Illinois in 1999, when she was four years old.

The Walgreens in Milan, Illinois where Madison Keys’ first tennis racquet was purchased. (Google Maps)

Unlike most future stars who are urged into tennis by their parents, four-year-old Keys had set herself on the path …

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