American tennis player Madison Keys entered the Australian Open 2025 with several higher-ranked stars in the field. Ace players like Aryna Sabalenka, Iga Swiatek, Coco Guaff were some of the top favourites to win the tournament.
However, Keys, seeded 19th in Melbourne, threw in her weight to win the Australian Open 2025 in women’s singles. She achieved her first ever Grand Slam trophy after seeing off defending champion Aryna Sabalenka.
finally got her hands on a Grand Slam trophy after holding off defending champion Aryna Sabalenka to win the Australian Open women’s singles title.
Keys, playing her second major final and first for over seven years, beat the world number one 6-3 2-6 7-5.
The 29-year-old is the fourth-oldest woman to win her first Grand Slam title.
“I have wanted this for so long, and I have been in one other grand slam final and it did not go my way and I didn’t know if I was ever going to get back to this position to try to win a trophy again,” Keys said.
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The Key Moments
Madison Keys was 0-30 in the third game, 30-30 in the seventh, then 15-30 in what was the penultimate game.
But not once did Keys face a break point in the final set, and what always would have given her team hope was how she continued to swing hard and not get passive.
Keys looked in trouble at 30-30 but stayed low as Sabalenka returned and sent it home for a winner.
She followed with another strike and reached 6-5 ahead in the third set.
She then broke Sabalenka’s serve to win the title.
Belarus’ Sabalenka, 25, had been attempting to claim a rare third straight Australian Open title.
“First of all, Madison, what a tournament. You have been fighting really hard to get this trophy,” Sabalenka said.
“I really feel like home when I’m here and I’ll come back stronger and do my best next year.”
