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Madison Keys shakes off nerves to begin Australian Open title defence

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Madison Keys overcame a nervy start to win her first-round match in Melbourne - (REUTERS)

Madison Keys recovered from early stage fright to begin the defence of her Australian Open title in winning fashion.

The American claimed a long-sought-after first grand slam victory here 12 months ago, beating Iga Swiatek and Aryna Sabalenka on Rod Laver Arena, but returning to the same court against Ukrainian debutante Oleksandra Oliynykova threatened to turn into a nightmare.

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