AUTRALIAN OPEN. by Gabriel Matteazzi
Madison Keys wins her first Grand Slam by ending Aryna Sabalenka’s hopes of a third straight Australian Open title.Exactly 2 1/2 hours — and one 6-3, 2-6, 7-5 victory over Sabalenka — later, there was Keys, smiling the widest smile while holding that bit of hardware with both hands, a Grand Slam champion for the first time at age 29.
Keys is the champion at the 2025 Australian Open and a finalist at the 2017 US Open. She has won ten WTA Tour titles, including a WTA 1000 event at the 2019 Cincinnati Open. Keys was inspired to start playing tennis after watching Venus Williams at Wimbledon on TV.
AMERICAN KEYS REACH THE GLORY
