Madison Keys has learnt plenty since her last, and first, grand slam final – mainly to embrace the prospect of being “uncomfortable 99 per cent of the time”.

Sabelenka will face 19th seed Madison Keys for the Daphne Akhurst Memorial Cup, with the American having produced one of the shocks of the tournament to beat Iga Swiatek in a final-set tiebreak to secure a dramatic 5-7, 6-1, 7-6 (10-8) victory.

Madison Keys has charged into the Australian Open final and will meet two-time defending champion Aryna Sabalenka in Saturday’s championship (3 a.m. ET, ESPN).

American Madison Keys will seek her first Grand Slam title after upsetting No. 2 seed Iga Swiatek in the Australian Open semifinals.

Keys saved a match point before winning in a final set tie-break while Sabalenka saw off close friend Paula Badosa.

American Madison Keys beat No. 2 seeded Iga Swiatek in a thrilling 5-7, 6-1, 7-6(8) victory in the semifinals, defeating Swiatek in two hours and 38 minutes to advance to her first Australian Open final.

There is plenty of intrigue for American tennis fans with regards to the 2025 Australian Open Women’s Final, as Madison Keys looks for her first Grand Slam title in her 46th event. This is only Keys’ second Grand Slam final appearance (and first since 2017),

It has been over seven years since Madison Keys crushed CoCo Vandeweghe in the 2017 US Open semifinal. Sloane Stephens defeated her close friend in the final, and it seemed like Keys might never get another opportunity to play in a Grand Slam final after suffering some heartbreaking moments in the years that followed.