Madison Keys fulfilled her destiny at the 2025 Australian Open, stunning Aryna Sabalenka, 6-3, 2-6, 7-5 to capture the women’s singles title on Saturday.
Ten years after the No. 19 seed first reached the semifinals as a teenager, Keys capped a flawless start to her season with a maiden Grand Slam victory Down Under, denying the world No. 1 a third straight title after two hours and two minutes of hard-hitting tennis on Rod Laver Arena.
Sabalenka was looking to join the likes of Margaret Court, Evonne Goolagong, Stefanie Graf, Monica Seles, and Martina Hingis as the only women to three-peat in Melbourne, having won her first two majors at the Australian Open in 2023 and 2024. The 26-year-old ended 2024 by winning a first US Open title to sweep the season’s hard-court majors and ultimately wrest the WTA Year-End No. 1 ranking from rival Iga Swiatek.
Top seed at a major for the first time in her career, Sabalenka maintained a perfect start to 2025 by taking an 11-match winning streak into the final—starting the year with a title at the Brisbane International.
