The Madison Keys who will play two-time defending champion Aryna Sabalenka for the title at the Australian Open on Saturday night is not the same Madison Keys who was the runner-up at the U.S. Open back in 2017,

An American woman is a champion once again. After having to face the two best players in the world -- Iga Switaek and Aryna Sabalenka -- Madison Keys has claimed her first Grand Slam title at the Australian Open. Keys outlasted Sabalenka in the final on Saturday over three sets to accomplish the feat.

Aryna Sabalenka has retirement on her mind. The world No. 1 revealed in a video posted right before the start of her quest to three-peat at the 2025 Australian Open that she wants to have kids sooner rather than later, and at age 26, that could mean retiring earlier than perhaps many expected.

Madison Keys and her husband and coach Bjorn Fratengelo, shed tears of joy after her breakthrough Australian Open triumph.

Aryna Sabalenka threw her racket on the sideline. She sat on her bench with a towel over her head. She then even briefly walked off the court before the trophy ceremony when her bid for a third consecutive Australian Open championship ended with a 6-3,