At 29, the American player Madison Keys won her first Grand Slam title to the Australian Open, surprising the world N.1 Aryna Sabalenka and the depriving of a 3ᵉ coronation of unpublished rank in the 21st century.
Defeated 6-3, 2-6, 7-5, the Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka congratulated his opponent before smashing his racket with spite and burying his face in his towel on his bench. Like her compatriot Victoria Azarenka, winner in 2012 and 2013, the Belarusian failed on Saturday to become the sixth woman in history to achieve the pass of three in Melbourne. “” There was clearly a little frustration. I needed to get rid of these negative emotions “She explained at a press conference.
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Her opponent became the oldest fourth player in the Open era (which started in 1968) to win her first major title. Great hope of Tennis American, winner of her first match on the WTA circuit at barely 14 years old, Madison Keys had missed out on her first Grand Chelem final, 6-3 defeat, 6-0 in the 2017 US Open final by his Compatriot Sloane Stephens.
-Defeat four times in her previous five duels with the Triple Winner in Grand Chelem (Australian Open 2023 and 2024, US Open 2024), the American did not leave with the favor of forecasts.
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