The Grand Slam championship is the first for Keys. In the final, she defeated world number one Aryna Sabalenka.
of the United States Madison Keys29, won the Australian Open women’s singles title on Saturday. He defeated the world number one in the final match played in Melbourne Aryna Sabalenkan 6–3, 2–6, 7–5 at the end of more than two hours of work.
The Grand Slam championship is the first for Keys. The American, who will turn 30 in February, already advanced to the semi-finals of the Australian Open ten years ago and to the finals of the US Open eight years ago, but only now really hit the mark.
Keys was only ranked 19th in the tournament. He started the final match as an underdog, but managed to defeat Sabalenka, ranked number one. At the same time, Sabalenka’s reign ended. He won the Australian Open in 2023 and 2024. In addition, the 26-year-old Belarusian has won the US Open from last year.