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BEIJING, Oct. 2 (Xinhua) -- American Madison Keys overpowered China's Duan Yingying 6-0, 4-6, 6-1 in the pair's first-round meeting at the China Open here on Sunday.
Keys dominated in the first set with her signature offensive play at the baseline, not allowing her opponent a single game and taking the set 6-0 in just 19 minutes of play.
Duan responded with a solid second set taking it 6-4, much to the delight of the home crowd at the Diamond Court.
The No. 8 seed Keys would prove to be too much for Duan in the third set and she brought it home 6-1 to move into the second round of action.
