MELBOURNE, Australia — Madison Keys beat Aryna Sabalenka 6-3, 2-6, 7-5 in the Australian Open final at Melbourne Park Saturday.

Aryna Sabalenka has come up one match shy in her bid for a third consecutive Australian Open title. After 6-3, 2-6, 7-5 loss to Madison Keys in the final on Saturday, Sabalenka threw her racket on the sideline,

Madison Keys wrote three short words on the camera lens after her victory against Iga Świątek at the Australian Open: “Oh my god.”

Follow live reaction to Madison Keys’ winning her first Grand Slam title after a thrilling 6-3, 2-6, 7-5 final victory over Aryna Sabalenka

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.

American Madison Keys upset top-ranked Aryna Sabalenka 6-3, 2-6, 7-5 to win the 2025 Australian Open. This win gives Keys her first ever Grand Slam title at the age of 29.

Madison Keys stunned Aryna Sabalenka in the Australian Open women’s final to win her long-awaited first grand slam title while denying the World No 1 a historic ‘three-peat’. Keys halted Sabalenka’s winning run in Melbourne and triumphed in the battle of two big-hitters, winning 6-3 2-6 7-5 in a thrilling deciding set on the Rod Laver Arena.

Keys, ranked 14th and seeded 19th, prevented Sabalenka from earning what would have been her third women's trophy in a row at the Australian Open — something last accomplished by Martina Hingis from 1997-99 — and her fourth major title overall.

Madison Keys won her first grand slam title at the 2025 Australian Open, defeating No. 1 seed Aryna Sabalenka in the final on Saturday. Keys beat

Madison Keys won her first ever grand slam title on Saturday, stunning two-time defending champion and world No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka 6-3 2-6 7-5 in a thrilling Australian Open women’s final.

Having already authored one surprising upset after another in the 2025 Australian Open, 19th-seeded American Madison Keys had one final stunning match left in her, taking down world No. 1 and two-time defending champion Aryna Sabalenka 6-3, 2-6, 7-5 to win her first major title.