Madison Keys was a regular name in business ends of several competitions as the 20 year old impressed fairly throughout the season. And even though consistency performing at a high level for the American, the 20 year olds performances did suggest that she may not be very far off.

She was able to make it to the semi-finals of the Australian Open only to find herself up against, World No 1 and childhood idol Serena Williams and had to lost out to the same opponent at the US Open. The standards have been set very high by Williams who won 3 out of 4 grand slams in 2015 and Keys will have to emulate similar performances if she wants to be counted among the best.

And luckily for the 20 year old, former World No 1, Lindsay Davenport is in her corner. Davenport believes that Keys has been making progress and even though, there is still work to do, she is not very far off from going up to compete with the best.

"It's been a really fun so far - Davenport said -There's a lot of excitement about everything coming up. She's developing on her own timeline. When she's ready everyone will know. And she's still getting there". Also Read: Simona Halep goes biking with Cousins! (PIC INSIDE)