Keys is finding joy on court and winning again in Australia

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Madison Keys says she's playing carefree tennis again and doesn't feel any pressure at her first Grand Slam tournament since her emotional loss to Sloane Stephens in the U.S. Open final five months ago.

Perhaps even more importantly, her coach, Lindsay Davenport, says the 22-year-old American has put an injury-plagued year behind her and is healthier than she's been in a long time.

After beating the No. 8-seeded Caroline Garcia 6-3, 6-2 in a brisk 68 minutes on Monday, Keys is also back into the quarterfinals of the Australian Open for the first time in three years. And she's looking increasingly confident with each win at Melbourne Park.