She is the oldest woman to become a first-time Slam champ since Flavia Pennetta was 33 at the 2015 U.S. Open. This was the 46th Slam appearance for Keys.
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.
Aryna Sabalenka said she was proud to have reached three Australian Open finals in a row but admitted after losing Saturday's decider to Madison Keys: "It's trophy or nothing."
World number one Aryna Sabalenka swept into the quarterfinals at a scorching-hot Australian Open on Sunday and was joined by Coco Gauff, while Carlos Alcar..
Aryna Sabalenka hopes to do something no woman has in more than a quarter of a century: win a third consecutive Australian Open championship. Madison Keys hopes to do something she never has: win a Grand Slam trophy.
Australian Open 2025 sees some of the bigwigs in action today at Melbourne Park including India's Rohan Bopanna. The Indian tennis veteran is in Mixed Doubles action. Moreover, Carlos Alcaraz will take the court as well as well Novak Djokovic.
Aryna Sabalenka has moved one win away from becoming the first woman since 1999 to win three consecutive Australian Open titles. The No. 1-ranked Sabalenka recovered from a slow start
Top-ranked Jannik Sinner, No. 2 Alexander Zverev, women’s No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka and former No. 1 Naomi Osaka will play exhibition matches March 1-2 in Las Vegas.
Aryna Sabalenka moved one win away from becoming the first woman since 1999 to win three consecutive Australian Open titles, recovering from a slow start to beat good friend Paula Badosa 6-4, 6-2 Thursday night to return to the final.
But the 26-year-old from Belarus quickly figured things out ... that helped Sabalenka win her first major trophy at Melbourne Park in 2023, and she since has added two more — in Australia ...
Belarus's Sabalenka was out in the 32 Celsius (89.6 Fahrenheit) centre court heat for only 62 minutes before registering an 18th consecutive win at Melbourne Park. "I'm super happy to get through this difficult match in straight sets," said Sabalenka ...
Aryna Sabalenka kept a historic Australian Open hat-trick on track Tuesday as she battled past Russian 27th seed Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 6-2, 2-6, 6-3 in the quarter-finals.