MELBOURNE, Australia — If the scoreboard of Rod Laver Arena somehow glitched during Tuesday’s first match—switching from showing the players’ names to showing their Instagram handles instead—it might give the audience watching a better sense of the mission at hand for the underdog.
On one side would be Madison Keys, the defending champion at a major for the first time following her fairytale run here a year ago. Keys’ Instagram handle is @madisonkeys, which is pretty straightforward.
On the other side of the net would be a 25-year-old player playing in her first Grand Slam main draw match. Her name is Oleksandra Oliynykova, and her Instagram handle is @_drones4ua.org_, an announcement of the URL of the website where…