“For the first time in a while, my nerves really got the better of me, and it kind of became a little bit paralyzing,” Keys said after the match. “I felt like I was just slow. I wasn’t seeing things the way that I wanted to, which I feel like resulted in a lot of bad decisions and lazy footwork.”

The sixth seed notches up 89 unforced errors and 14 double faults in her 6-7 (10-12), 7-6 (7-3), 7-5 defeat by Renata Zarazua. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Madison Keys admitted nerves "paralyzed" her in New York as she suffered an unexpected US Open first-round defeat to unseeded Renata Zarazua.

Pretty much from the get-go at the U.S. Open on Monday, Madison Keys could tell she wasn't hitting the ball well or feeling very much at all like the self-confident player who claimed her first Grand Slam title at the Australian Open in January.

Pretty much from the get-go at the U.S. Open on Monday, Madison Keys could tell she wasn't hitting the ball well or feeling very much at all like the self-confident player who claimed her first Grand Slam title at the Australian Open in January.

Australian Open champion Madison Keys suffered a shock first-round defeat against Mexico’s Renata Zarazua amid searing heat at Arthur Ashe Stadium on Monday afternoon. Keys, the world No. 6, made a staggering 89 unforced errors in a marathon match against the 95th-ranked Zarazua,