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Keys ticks off bucket list Centre Court appearance
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Keys ticks off bucket list Centre Court appearance
LONDON, July 4 : Madison Keys had extra reason to celebrate her Fourth of July victory over fellow American Amanda Anisimova at Wimbledon on Saturday - it was her first ever match on the fabled Centre Court.Keys, the 26th seed, had never struck a ball on the sport's most famous arena in 11 previous visits but it was worth the wait as she won 3-6 6-2 6-3 to reach the fourth round."I'm glad that I finally got to check that off of the list," the 31-year-old former Australian Open champion told reporters when asked if it had been on her bucket list.The fact she had never played on Centre Court before is remarkable in itself, given her profile and the fact that she is a two-time quarter-finalist at the grasscourt Slam. "Everyone was shocked. I was saying that to (agent) Max (Eisenbud) the other
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