Australian Open 2025, Women's Singles Final Highlights: Madison Keys Denies Aryna Sabalenka 3rd Straight Aus Open Title With First Grand Slam Win
Aryna Sabalenka vs Madison Keys Highlights, Australian Open 2025 Women's Singles Final: Madison Keys on Saturday stunned world no. 1 Aryna Sabalenka to win the Australian Open 2025 women's singles title at the Rod Laver Arena.
Aryna Sabalenka vs Madison Keys Highlights Australian Open 2025 Women's Singles Final: Madison Keys on Saturday stunned world no. 1 Aryna Sabalenka to win the Australian Open 2025 women's singles title at the Rod Laver Arena. The 19th seed American won 6-3, 2-6, 7-5 in a match that lasted for more than two hours. Keys ended ended Sabalenka's dream of becoming the first woman for 26 years to win a third successive Melbourne Park singles crown. Earlier, after going a set down, Sabalenka levelled final against Madison Keys at the Rod Laver Arena. Sabalenka, who had lost the 1st set 3-6 to Keys, took the second set 6-2 to force a deciding second set. Meanwhile, Sabalenka is defending the title she won in 2023 and 2024. On the other hand, 19th seed Keys aiming for maiden grand slam after unlikely run.
Here are the Highlights of Australian Open 2025 Women's Singles final between Aryna Sabalenka and Madison Keys from Rod Laver Arena
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Underdog Keys has ended Sabalenka's dream of becoming the first woman for 26 years to win a third successive Melbourne Park singles crown.
Keys breaks Sabalenka on the final hurdle! Sabalenka is heartbroken. Keys denies Sabalenka a third straight Aus Open women's singles title by clinching her maiden Grand Slam title. She beats the World No 1, with the backhand winner!
Keys is fired up! She holds after a nervy start. Couple of forehand winners to make it 6-5. Big moment in the match. Can Sabalenka keep her focus intact as she serves to stay in the match?
Two big holds from both Sabalenka and Keys. Sabalenka has made five double faults, as compared to Keys' zero. The American has also six aces, which is twice as many as Sabalenka.
Sabalenka pumps her fist once again as she takes the second set 6-2. She has altered up her game nicely and the drop shot is working wonders. Serving still remains a concern though.
Sabalenka holds to go 5-1 up in this second set. Keys will now serve to stay in this set. Big serve coming up. Five games in a row for Sabalenka. One way traffic in this second set
Keys digs deep to hold. Nails the ACE to save the break point, before bringing out the forehand winner to get the advantage. Sabalenka then nets the return to give Keys the opening game on set 2
Sabalenka fights on the survive another serve. Keys will now look to serve for the set. End-to-end stuff in this game. Can Sabalenka forge a comeback from here?
DOUBLE BREAK TO KEYS! Sabalenka with a howler. Nets the short volley after Keys defends. The first set looks done and dusted. Again, double faults costing Sabalenka big time
A reminder for everyone that Sabalenka also went 2-0 down in the first set of her semi-final against Paula Bodosa, but Keys has looked comfortable while serving. She holds again
Sabalenka survives getting broken for the second time in as many serves. Keys has her already rattled. Nonetheless, that hold will give Sabalenka that much-needed confidence
Keys holds to go 2-0 up. Some start for the American. Again, not the comfortable hold you'll ever see, but they all count! Sabalenka already has an uphill task
An Keys gets the early break on Sabalenka. The Belarusian has served that break on a plate to the American. Nervy start from the two-time defending champion. Keys looks pumped, and why not?
Sabalenka gets us underway. However, she makes a double fault on her serve. This exactly what Keys needs. Would love to get an early break to put Sabalenka under pressure.
The players are doing their pre-match drills. Don't forget to tune in to NDTV for the coverage of the men's singles final tomorrow, featuring Jannik Sinner and Alexander Zverev. That starts 2 PM as well.
We are just under 15 minutes away from the start of the 2025 Aus Open women's singles final. Sabaenka is bidding for her third title on the bounce in Melbourne, while Keysis chasing her maiden career Grand Slam title.
Aryna Sabalenka vs Madison Key: Australian Open Live Updates
Keys and Sabalenka have met five times previously, with the Belarusian winning four, most recently on Beijing's hard courts last year. The American's sole win, on the other hand, came on grass in Berlin in 2021.
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Keys, on the other hand, is back at major final only for the second time in her career, having made the US Open final in 2017. Back then, she had lost the title to fellow American Sloane Stephens.
Aryna Sabalenka vs Madison Key: Australian Open Live Updates
Sabalenka is eyeing a third straight title on the blue hard courts of Melbourne. Even if she loses, the Belarusian will remain world number one after Iga Swiatek's loss.
Aryna Sabalenka vs Madison Key: Australian Open live updates
Hello and welcome to our live blog of the Australian Open 2025 women's singles final. Two-time defending champions Aryna Sabalenka takes on 19th seed Madison Keys, who is making her second major final appearance.
