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.

Madison Keys saves a match point on her way to defeating Iga Świątek in the Australian Open semifinals, booking a berth in the tournament decider.

Sabalenka, meanwhile, won against her good friend, Spaniard Paula Badosa, in her own semi-final earlier in the night. American tennis player Madison Keys has reached her first Australian Open decider, saving a match point before completing a stunning upset of second seed Iga Świątek in a gripping semi-final battle.

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.

At just over 1.8m, Aryna Sabalenka is one of the tallest players on the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) tour. Judging by the rate at which she’s climbing, with three Grand Slams already to her name,

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The newlywed Keys, whose husband and coach is former American tennis player Bjorn Fratangelo, said after some much needed sleep, they'll be "back to work on Monday" to prepare for "lots of tournaments" including the BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells and the Miami Open back to back in March.

Cleaning out the mailbag for an Australian Open follow-up … • In case you missed it, here is the Australian Open 50 Thoughts column. • Served with Andy Roddick toasts the first major of 2025. Thanks to all of you who commented on the daily microdoses.

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