Madison Keys clinched her maiden Grand Slam title on Saturday as she stunned two-time defending champion Aryna Sabalenka 6-3, 2-6, 7-5 in the Australian Open final in Melbourne.
The top-ranked player in the world, Sabalenka had been looking to win her third straight Australian Open championship.
The Keys to victory!@Madison_keys caps an incredible fortnight with a breakthrough Grand Slam title!
She beats Collins, Rybakina, Svitolina, Swiatek and Sabalenka to claim the crown.@wwos • @espn • @eurosport • @wowowtennis • #AusOpen • #AO2025 pic.twitter.com/p2RdID6JQc
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But Keys took the first set 6-3 before dropping the second set 6-2. She held on to win the third set 7-5 to give the 29-year-old her first major title in her second appearance in a Grand Slam final.
Seeded 19th, Keys has now won 12 straight matches, including an upset of No. 2 Iga Swiatek in the semifinals on Thursday.
