Madison Keys won an Australian Open classic to reach the final against Aryna Sabalenka, defeating Iga Swiatek in a third-set tiebreak. The American has only played a Grand Slam final once before in her career, at the 2017 US Open, but is up against Sabalenka who has won the last two titles in Melbourne.

American Madison Keys stunned world No. 2 Iga Świątek in an all-time Australian Open classic, coming from a set down to win 5-7, 6-1, 7-6(8) and set up a final showdown against Aryna Sabalenka.

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 39;s title .

Sabalenka is chasing a historic third consecutive Australian Open title, a feat that would place her among tennis legends like Margaret Court, Evonne Goolagong Cawley, Steffi Graf, Monica Seles.

Madison Keys became the third American player to win a Grand Slam title this decade, joining Sofia Kenin at the 2020 Australian Open and Coco Gauff at the 2023 US Open.

Madison Keys won the first Grand Slam title of her career on Saturday, beating two-time defending champion Aryna Sabalenka in the final of the 2025 Australian Open.

Sabalenka was aiming to become the sixth woman in the Open Era to win three straight Australian Open titles, after Margaret Court (1969-1971), Evonne Goolagong (1974- 1976), Steffi Graf (1988-1990), Monica Seles (1991-1993) and Martina Hingis (1997-1999).

Sabalenka is guaranteed to remain at world number one because of Swiatek's defeat, while Keys will break back into the top 10 for the first time since 2019.A victory in the final will see Keys equal the career-high ranking of seven she reached in 2016.

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2006 — Amelie Mauresmo def. Justine Henin-Hardenne, 6-1, 2-0, retired. 1981 — Martina Navratilova def. Chris Evert Lloyd, 6-7 (4), 6-4, 7-5.

Sabalenka smashed her racket on the bench after Madison Keys prevented her from completing an Australian Open three-peat.