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INDIAN WELLS, California - Australian Open champion Madison Keys crushed Anastasia Potapova 6-3 6-0 at Indian Wells on Saturday in her first match as a Grand Slam champion, while Carlos Alcaraz began his bid for an Indian Wells three-peat with a 6-4 6-2 win over Quentin Halys.

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Perhaps there were some early signs of rust, but American Madison Keys showed no letdown from her breakthrough Australian Open victory in January. Keys quickly dispatched Anastasia Potapova of Russia on Saturday in her opening match at the BNP Paribas Open, winning 6-3, 6-0 in a match that lasted 63 minutes.