MELBOURNE, Jan 26 (Reuters) - ‌Madison Keys said she was leaving the Australian Open with her pride ‌intact despite a straight-sets defeat by Jessica Pegula in the fourth round ‌and promised to honour a pre-match wager by eating a cheese-smothered apple pie.

Keys, who dazzled at last year's tournament to win her first Grand Slam crown, went out fighting against her close friend ‍and said she was happy with how she had ‍managed expectations on her trip back ‌to Melbourne Park.