When Madison Keys stepped into Rod Laver Arena at 7:37 p.m. on Saturday night ahead of the Australian Open final, she strode right past the Daphne Akhurst Memorial Cup.

6-2 win over 14th-seeded Mirra Andreeva to open play Sunday on Rod Laver Arena. Martina Hingis, from 1997 to 1999, was the last woman to win three straight Australian Open singles titles.

American Madison Keys became the oldest woman to become a first-time Grand Slam champ after defeating top-seeded Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus at the Australian Open.

6-2 win over 14th-seeded Mirra Andreeva to open play Sunday on Rod Laver Arena. Martina Hingis, from 1997 to 1999, was the last woman to win three straight Australian Open singles titles.

Before giving her speech commending Madison Keys on her Australian Open victory, Aryna Sabalenka let out all her frustration from the match on her racket.

Aryna Sabalenka has advanced to the quarterfinals at the Australian Open, where she's three wins from achieving something no woman has done since the 1990s. The two-time defending champion extended her winning streak at Melbourne Park to 18 matches with a 6-1,

Australian Open finally saw the doubles team of American Taylor Townsend and Czechia's Katerina Siniakova lift the trophy on Sunday. The post Martina Navratilova Defends American Legend’s Scathing Critique of Australian Open Neglecting Doubles Final appeared first on EssentiallySports.

In January 2000, 17 of the WTA top 100 were under 20. In 2025, Mirra Andreeva is the sole teenager with a ranking under three figures.

Madison Keys was considered a future tennis star even before she was a teen. At age 29, the American player is finally a major champion.

With wins over No. 2 Iga Swiatek and Sabalenka, Keys is the first woman since Serena Williams in 2005 to defeat both of the WTA’s top players in Melbourne.

When Madison Keys stepped into Rod Laver Arena at 7:37 p.m. on Saturday night ahead of the Australian Open final, she strode right past the Daphne Akhurst Memorial Cup,

Madison Keys was considered a future star before she was a teen, and this was her second chance to play for a major title.