Unexpected final at the Australian Open: double title holder Aryna Sabalenka, world No. 1, faces this Saturday the American Madison Keys (14th), who achieved the feat of eliminating Iga Swiatek (2nd) on Thursday .
After the easy qualification of the Belarusian against the Spaniard Paula Badosa (12th) at the start of the program, everything seemed to indicate that her Polish rival, ruthless since the start of the tournament and winner 7-5 of the first round, was going to join her for him compete for the title.
But the five-time Grand Slam winner (4 Roland-Garros and 1 US Open) completely foiled in the second set against Keys, losing 6-1 in 27 minutes, before conceding the last round in the super tie-break after having wasted a match point. Seven and a half years after her first Grand Slam final, lost against Sloane Stephens at the 2017 US Open, Madison Keys is offering herself, at 29, a second chance to win a Grand Slam title.
The Australian Open final between Aryna Sabalenka and Madison Keys will take place this Saturday at 9:30 a.m. and will be broadcast on Eurosport 1.
