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"Priscilla Hon is finally believing her own hype after taking powerful grand slam contender Madison Keys the distance in Paris. The Australian wildcard fell 7-5 5-7 6-3 to the 14th seed in the French Open second round, with the third set resuming on Friday after Hon had forced a decider in fading light and rain on Thursday. Keys made the final four at Roland Garros last year and boasts a US Open final, Australian Open quarter and semi-final and Wimbledon quarter-final appearance since 2015. Hon admitted she was surprised at her ability to match the big-hitting American from the baseline though, saying &quot;she was expecting it to be harder than it was&quot;. Keys still did enough to progress, sweating on Hon&apos;s second serve on Friday morning as the Australian was left to ponder what might&apos;ve been. &quot;I think the light cost me a little bit and today I had a few chances,&quot; the 21-year-old said. &quot;It gives me a bit more belief in my game. Just to go into a third with her really helps me to believe that I can play decent tennis.&quot; Hon admitted that belief had been a major sticking point in her development, but that she was slowly gaining some swagger on tour. &quot;Sometimes I think too much of the other player instead of what I should be doing,&quot; she said. &quot;Even a year ago when I would play I would be too nervous and think everyone&apos;s too good for me. &quot;Mentally I&apos;ve changed bit and want to be winning these matches and even though she was the 14th seed, going into the match I wanted to win and knew I had a chance to.&quot; Highly regarded Australian player-turned coach Darren Cahill would be happy to hear that, after tweeting &quot;she looks better every time I watch her play&quot; and that there was &quot;a lot to look forward to&quot;. &quot;I just saw that before, that made me quite happy,&quot; Hon said of Cahill&apos;s surprise praise. &quot;I was pretty down; I sat there for like 45 minutes and then saw his tweet and that definitely brightened up my day a little.&quot;"
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