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Agnieszka Radwanska taps Madison Keys as best of young generation

Madison Keys lost in the third round of the Aussie Open to Angelique Kerber. (Asanka Brendon Ratnayake/Icon SMI) After beating Yulia Putintseva 7-5, 6-3 in
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Agnieszka Radwanska taps Madison Keys as best of young generation
Agnieszka Radwanska taps Madison Keys as best of young generation

Madison Keys lost in the third round of the Aussie Open to Angelique Kerber. (Asanka Brendon Ratnayake/Icon SMI)

After beating Yulia Putintseva 7-5, 6-3 in the second round of the Dubai Championships, Agnieszka Radwanska was asked who she thought was the best under-20 player. Radwanska blanked at first but eventually chose American Madison Keys.

"Yes, I saw her couple of times, and I think this girl can play very good tennis," Radwanska told reporters. "I think that girl will be, you know, I think top 20, top 30 very soon."

Radwanska isn't the only top-five player impressed by Keys' poise and power. Li Na, who barely edged Keys in a January match, was equally impressed.

"She has huge, big serve," Li said after that match. "She's pretty, pretty good. I mean, if she play level like this every match, she should be soon top 20, top 15, top 10."

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COURTNEY NGUYEN

Contributor, SI.com Nguyen is a freelance writer for SI.com, providing full coverage of professional tennis both on and off the court. Her content has become a must-read for fans and insiders to stay up-to-date with a sport that rarely rests. She has appeared on radio and TV talk shows all over the world and is one of the co-hosts of No Challenges Remaining, a weekly podcast available on iTunes. Nguyen graduated from the University of California, Irvine in 1999 and received a law degree from the University of California, Davis in 2002. She lives in the Bay Area.

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