6 days ago · Madison Keys of the U.S. holds the Daphne Akhurst Memorial Cup aloft after defeating Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus in the women's singles final at the Australian Open tennis championship in Melbourne ...

Jan 26, 2025 · MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Be brave. Go for it. Those were the mantras Madison Keys turned to as she confronted the most significant points of her tennis career, trapped in the cauldron of a third set that was tied at 5-all, 30-all in the Australian Open final against two-time defending champion Aryna Sabalenka on Saturday.. No reason to be anything but aggressive now, Keys thought.

Jan 25, 2025 · Ten years after reaching her first major semifinal at the 2015 Australian Open, and eight seasons after making the 2017 US Open final, Madison Keys is a Grand Slam champion. The 29-year-old American completed a historic, dream run to the 2025 Australian Open crown with a 6-3, 2-6, 7-5 victory against two-time defending champion and world No. 1 ...

Jan 25, 2025 · Madison Keys is the first player to win a women's singles title at a Grand Slam after saving match point en route since Iga Swiatek (French Open 2024) and the first at the Australian Open since ...

Jan 25, 2025 · American underdog Madison Keys finally got her hands on a Grand Slam trophy after holding off defending champion Aryna Sabalenka to win the Australian Open women's title. Keys, playing her second ...

Jan 25, 2025 · Madison Keys of the U.S. celebrates after defeating Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus in the women's singles final at the Australian Open tennis championship in Melbourne, Australia, Saturday, Jan. 25, 2025.

Jan 25, 2025 · Madison Keys beats top-ranked Aryna Sabalenka to claim Aussie Open crown Sabalenka, a three-time major champion, had won consecutive tournaments at Melbourne in 2023 and 2024 but failed to ...

Jan 25, 2025 · Madison Keys fulfilled her destiny at the 2025 Australian Open, stunning Aryna Sabalenka, 6-3, 2-6, 7-5 to capture the women’s singles title on Saturday. Ten years after the No. 19 seed first ...

Jan 25, 2025 · Keys' journey to the Melbourne title has not been easy. In April 2009, aged 14 years and 48 days, she became the youngest player since Martina Hingis in 1994 to win a Tour-level match.

Jan 25, 2025 · MELBOURNE, Australia — With another crazily brave surge at the end in Melbourne, Madison Keys became a 16-year overnight success. The wrenching struggle to meet the expectation that arrived when ...