Tennis-Fourteen-year-old Keys wins on WTA Tour debut

MIAMI, April 6 (Reuters) - Fourteen-year-old American Madison Keys won on her WTA Tour debut with a 7-5 6-4 first round win over Russian Alla Kudryavtseva at the Ponte Vedra Beach championships on Monday.

Keys fought back from 2-5 down in the opening set to upset Kudryavtseva, ranked 81 in the world, and set up a possible second round meeting with Russian top seed Nadia Petrova.

Petrova opens play on Tuesday against compatriot Olga Govortsova.

Keys, who made her professional debut at the $25,000 Challenger at Fort Walton Beach this month, becomes one of the youngest players to win a WTA match.

American Mary Joe Fernandez holds the record, notching her first victory at 13 years seven months, according to the WTA. (Writing by Steve Keating in Detroit, Editing by John Mehaffey; To query or comment on this story email sportsfeedback@thomsonreuters.com)