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Madison Keys has been forced to pull out of next month’s ATX Open in Texas as a direct result of her winning the Australian Open. Keys sent a shiver down the spine of the tennis world when she toppled back-to-back Australian Open champion Aryna Sabalenka in last week’s Melbourne showpiece.

The first WTA 1000 of the season is set to begin on February 9 as the opening major event of the Middle East Swing. Despite still being over a week away, two significant withdrawals have already been confirmed,