Aryna Sabalenka vs Madison Keys LIVE Australian Open Women’s Singles Final
Aryna Sabalenka vs Madison Keys LIVE Australian Open Final: Madison Keys is in total control and wrapped up the opening set with ease (6-3) against Aryna Sabalenka in the opening set of their ongoing Australian Open 2025 women’s singles final, at the Rod Laver Arena. Defending champion Sabalenka is chasing history as she aims to clinch her third consecutive Grand Slam title in Melbourne, on Saturday. The feat has only previously been achieved by legend Martina Hingis, who reigned supreme at the Australian Open from 1997 to 1999.…Read More
Keys is currently World No. 14, and defeated title favourite Iga Swiatek in the semi-finals. She has had a sensational run in Melbourne this year, reaching her maiden AUS Open final. But Australian Open 2025 in women’s singles has been all about her Belarusian opponent Sabalenka, who has only dropped one set in her ongoing campaign. The World No. 1 defeated Paula Badosa in straight sets in the semi-final and is arguably the favourite today.
Speaking ahead of the final, Sabalenka said, “It’s crazy that I’m in a situation where I have a chance to put my name next to legends. I couldn’t dream about that. It’s going to mean a lot. I just feel at home. Last year I thought, ‘Okay, I feel at home, I feel so good here, I feel all the support’. This year I feel it even more. It feels like coming home to my home Slam.”
Praising Keys ahead of the final, she stated, “She’s playing incredible tennis as well. She’s a very aggressive player, serving well, moving well. I saw her matches here. She’s in a great shape. It’s going to be a great battle.”
In terms of head-to-head, Sabalenka has won in four of their last five meetings. Two of their encounters came at Grand Slam events, with Sabalenka coming out on top at the US Open semi-final and Wimbledon quarter-final in 2023. Particularly in the US Open semis, Keys lost the match after downing Sabalenka 6-0 in the first set. Her only win against Sabalenka took place in 2021 in Berlin.
Speaking ahead of the final, Keys said, “I’ve done a lot of work trying to NOT get rid of nerves, because I think in the past, in my head, it was kind of always, ‘The people who play amazing in the tight moments, they either don’t have nerves or they figure out how to get rid of them.’ The big thing for me has just been knowing that there are going to be a lot of moments where I’m uncomfortable in the match. It’s going to be stressful. You have thousands of people watching you. You might not be playing your best tennis. But instead of trying to shy away from that and search for settling or comfort or anything, just being OK that that’s the situation — and you can also play tennis through that — is something that I’ve been working really hard on.”
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Jan 25, 2025 3:02 PM IST
Aryna Sabalenka vs Madison Keys LIVE Australian Open Final: Keys overpowers Sabalenka again
Aryna Sabalenka vs Madison Keys LIVE Australian Open Final: It is 30-30 in the opening game of the second set! Keys serves, first fault, serves again! WHAT A WINNER! READ IT WELL! CUT IT OFF AND MAKES IT 40-30! GREAT POINT FOR SABALENKA! Keys goes to the net and Sabalenka nets her return, deuce!
Keys serves, the short rally ends as Sabalenka tries to rush and ends up hitting the net! Advantage to Keys! Keys nets her return this time, deuce again! Keys nets her return again! Break point for Sabalenka and advantage! Ace for Keys, deuce again! She makes it advantage, so confident! She serves again, and Sabalenka fails to return!
Sabalenka 0-1 Keys*; 6-3, 0-0 | Women’s singles final
Jan 25, 2025 2:51 PM IST
Aryna Sabalenka vs Madison Keys LIVE Australian Open Final: Keys takes the first set
Aryna Sabalenka vs Madison Keys LIVE Australian Open Final: Keys is leading 30-0 now. Sabalenka serves, Keys sends it out, 15-30. Excellent return by Sabalenka as Keys ends up netting it! 30-30! Second fault and now Keys leads 40-30! Excellent return by Keys as she takes the first set!
Sabalenka* 3-6 Keys, 6-3 | Women’s singles final
Jan 25, 2025 2:48 PM IST
Aryna Sabalenka vs Madison Keys LIVE Australian Open Final: It is 3-5 now in the opening set
Aryna Sabalenka vs Madison Keys LIVE Australian Open Final: Keys serves for the first set, fist fault. Then Sabalenka makes an error, 15-0 to Keys. The lob return by Keys goes too long, 15-15! Keys nets her return, 30-15 for Sabalenka! Can Sabalenka frustrate Keys in this set?
The defending champ is leading 40-15 and Keys serves! Sabalenka nets her return to end the short rally! 40-30! Keys serves, and then ends up wildly sending her return way too wide at the net! Sabalenka makes it 3-5!
Sabalenka 3-5 Keys*, 0-0 | Women’s singles final
Jan 25, 2025 2:43 PM IST
Aryna Sabalenka vs Madison Keys LIVE Australian Open Final: Sabalenka survives!
Aryna Sabalenka vs Madison Keys LIVE Australian Open Final: 15-15 and Sabalenka serves! She looks shellshocked right now! Keys makes it 30-15! What is Sabalenka thinking right now? She serves, good return by Keys, but Sabalenka is equal to it, and makes it 30-30! BARELY TOUCHED THE LINE! KEYS CAN’T BELIEVE IT!
Sabalenka serves and a short rally ensues! Sabalenka comes to the net, in hope that she gets this point. But Keys is equal to it, and tries to outweigh it, and succeeds in her second attempt, as she gets it past Sabalenka! Sabalenka trails 30-40 and then makes it deuce as Keys sends her return wide. First fault for Sabalenka! Her service game has been below-par today! This time Keys sends her return to the serve way too long, advantage Sabalenka! WHAT A RETURN! A WINNER! SERVE, KEYS SENDS A SCORCHING FOREHAND! MADE IT LOOK SO EASY! CROSS-COURT! DEUCE AGAIN!
Sabalenka serves and Keys nets it! Advantage to the World No. 1, body serve! Nice thinking! WOW! WHAT WAS THAT! THIS TIME KEYS WRAPS THE POINT UP QUICKLY WITH ANOTHER SENSATIONAL FOREHAND! DEUCE!
First fault for Sabalenka, serves again. Excellent return by Sabalenka as she gets advantage! Keys nets her forehand, Sabalenka survives!
Sabalenka* 2-5 Keys, 0-0 | Women’s singles final
Jan 25, 2025 2:37 PM IST
Aryna Sabalenka vs Madison Keys LIVE Australian Open Final: 5-1 in only 20 minutes!
Aryna Sabalenka vs Madison Keys LIVE Australian Open Final: Keys is in control and leads 15-0. WOW! HOW DID SHE DO THAT! INCREDIBLE BALL-STRIKING! SHE SENDS AN EXQUISITE BACKHAND DROP SHOT AND SABALENKA CAN ONLY STAND AND ADMIRE IT! INCREDIBLE!
Keys leads 30-0 and then makes it 40-0 with an ace, wraps it up with another ace! 5-1 in only 20 minutes!
Sabalenka 1-5 Keys*, 0-0 | Women’s singles final
Jan 25, 2025 2:34 PM IST
Aryna Sabalenka vs Madison Keys LIVE Australian Open Final: Double break for Keys!
Aryna Sabalenka vs Madison Keys LIVE Australian Open Final: The crowd is cheering for Sabalenka, but she trails 30-40 in this game and Keys has a double break chance here! Short rally and Keys wraps it up with ease! DOUBLE BREAK FOR THE AMERICAN!
Sabalenka* 1-4 Keys, 0-0 | Women’s singles final
Jan 25, 2025 2:30 PM IST
Aryna Sabalenka vs Madison Keys LIVE Australian Open Final: Good service game by Keys
Aryna Sabalenka vs Madison Keys LIVE Australian Open Final: Ace for Keys as she leads 30-0 in the fourth game and is free-flowing today! Sabalenka manages to return this serves and Keys sends her return way too wide, out! Sabalenka trails 15-30!
Keys serves, first fault, sends a slower one. Good return by Sabalenka and then the Belarusian nets her next return! 40-15 for Keys. Excellent serve by Keys, Sabalenka somehow makes a backhand return! Keys had it, but sends her winner wide, and it is out! 40-30! Sabalenka sends her return way too long, game Keys! GOOD SERVE!
Sabalenka 1-3 Keys*, 0-0 | Women’s singles final
Jan 25, 2025 2:26 PM IST
Aryna Sabalenka vs Madison Keys LIVE Australian Open Final: Sabalenka makes it 1-2 in opening set
Aryna Sabalenka vs Madison Keys LIVE Australian Open Final: Keys is in cruise control mode, she places her forehand well to Sabalenka’s left! The World No. 1 doesn’t get time to react and is disappointed! Keys leads 30-15!
Sabalenka first fault, serves again. Good return by Keys, and a short rally ensues. Keys sends it too long! 30-30! Right shot, but not placed well! Excellent serve by Sabalenka, Keys nets her return! 40-30 for Sabalenka! Can she get this game and comeback? She serves and first fault! She thinks it was in, but doesn’t question the chair umpire. Keys nets her return, game Sabalenka!
Sabalenka* 1-2 Keys, 0-0 | Women’s singles final
Jan 25, 2025 2:22 PM IST
Aryna Sabalenka vs Madison Keys LIVE Australian Open Final: Keys leads 2-0 in 1st set
Keys is leading 30-15 in the second game, and Sabalenka levels! 30-30! What an excellent volley! She makes Sabalenka go everywhere and then finally volleys it from the net, with her opponent failing to react at all! Then she wraps it! Confident start!
Sabalenka 0-2 Keys*, 0-0 | Women’s singles final
Jan 25, 2025 2:19 PM IST
Aryna Sabalenka vs Madison Keys LIVE Australian Open Final: Keys breaks first!
Sabalenka to serve, and the action begins! First fault! She serves again and second fault! She trails 0-15 in the first game of the first set!
It is 15-15 as she levels! She hits the net on a return and Keys leads again! 30-30 now! She serves again and faults again. Second fault, trials 30-40! Break point for Keys!
Sabalenka serves, this time gets it right! Short rally and she finally nets! Perfect start for Keys!
Sabalenka* 0-1 Keys, 0-0 | Women’s singles final
Jan 25, 2025 2:09 PM IST
Aryna Sabalenka vs Madison Keys LIVE Australian Open Final: Both players are here!
Aryna Sabalenka vs Madison Keys LIVE Australian Open Final: Both players arrive to the Rod Laver Arena, for the highly-anticipated women’s singles final! They wave to the crowd and will take part in a short practice session.
Jan 25, 2025 1:59 PM IST
Aryna Sabalenka vs Madison Keys LIVE Australian Open Final: Match coming up!
Aryna Sabalenka vs Madison Keys LIVE Australian Open Final: Stay tuned folks! The match is set to start in few minutes as Sabalenka takes on Keys in the women’s singles final at the Rod Laver Arena!
Jan 25, 2025 1:57 PM IST
Aryna Sabalenka vs Madison Keys LIVE Australian Open Final: Keys’ route to the final
Aryna Sabalenka vs Madison Keys LIVE Australian Open Final: Semifinal | beat [2] Iga Swiatek (POL) 5-7, 6-1, 7-6(8)
Quarterfinal | beat [28] Elina Svitolina (UKR) 3-6, 6-3, 6-4
Round of 16 | beat [6] Elena Rybakina (KAZ) 6-3, 1-6, 6-3
Third round | beat [10] Danielle Collins (USA) 6-4, 6-4
Second round | beat [Q] Elena-Gabriela Ruse (ROU) 7-6(1), 2-6, 7-5
First round | beat Ann Li (USA) 6-4, 7-5
Jan 25, 2025 1:48 PM IST
Aryna Sabalenka vs Madison Keys LIVE Australian Open Final: Sabalenka’s route to final
Aryna Sabalenka vs Madison Keys LIVE Australian Open Final: Semifinal | beat [11] Paula Badosa (ESP) 6-4, 6-2
Quarterfinal | beat [27] Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 6-2, 2-6, 6-3
Round of 16 | beat [15] Mirra Andreeva 6-1, 6-2
Third round | beat Clara Tauson (DEN) 7-6(5), 6-4
Second round | beat Jessica Bouzas Maneiro (ESP) 6-3, 7-5
First round | beat Sloane Stephens (USA) 6-3, 6-2
Jan 25, 2025 1:36 PM IST
Aryna Sabalenka vs Madison Keys LIVE Australian Open Final: Keys gears up for Sabalenka showdown
Aryna Sabalenka vs Madison Keys LIVE Australian Open Final: Meanwhile, Keys said, “I think what’s really impressive is her mentality. I think her ability to kind of always go for it, no matter what the score is, is really impressive. She plays such fearless tennis. She has the ability to play so well that way. I think it’s very unique. I think a lot of people, no matter what, even if it was a tight point, you kind of expect them to play a little bit more conservative or back down a little bit, and you know she’s not going to do that.”
Jan 25, 2025 1:23 PM IST
Aryna Sabalenka vs Madison Keys LIVE Australian Open Final: Sabalenka wary of Keys’ threat
Aryna Sabalenka vs Madison Keys LIVE Australian Open Final: Speaking ahead of the final, Sabalenka praised Keys and spoke about their US Open 2023 semi-final face-off which the Belarusian won.
She said, “I was under so much pressure [against Keys in the 2023 US Open semifinals]. It felt like she was just going for her shots, and everything was going in. She was just crushing it. I think at some moments she started questioning herself. I saw that and I felt like, ‘OK, now is the moment to make sure that you put as many balls back as you can. I think that was the crucial moment. I just turned around things. But yeah, she played incredible, aggressive tennis in that semis.”
Jan 25, 2025 1:23 PM IST
Aryna Sabalenka vs Madison Keys LIVE Australian Open Final: Sabalenka wary of Keys’ threat
Aryna Sabalenka vs Madison Keys LIVE Australian Open Final: Speaking ahead of the final, Sabalenka praised Keys and spoke about their US Open 2023 semi-final face-off which the Belarusian won.
She said, “I was under so much pressure [against Keys in the 2023 US Open semifinals]. It felt like she was just going for her shots, and everything was going in. She was just crushing it. I think at some moments she started questioning herself. I saw that and I felt like, ‘OK, now is the moment to make sure that you put as many balls back as you can. I think that was the crucial moment. I just turned around things. But yeah, she played incredible, aggressive tennis in that semis.”
Jan 25, 2025 1:16 PM IST
Aryna Sabalenka vs Madison Keys LIVE Australian Open Final: Swiatek-Rybakina-Collins! Keys is in hot form!
Aryna Sabalenka vs Madison Keys LIVE Australian Open Final: Keys is chasing her elusive first Grand Slam title, and is already 29-years-old. If she wants to win it, she has to do it today, otherwise she could get past her prime and then never get a chance! She beat Swiatek in the semi-final, which clarifies her credentials as a potential winner, and also beat sixth seed Rybakina and 10th seed Collins in the last 16 and third round. She is in hot form!
Jan 25, 2025 1:09 PM IST
Aryna Sabalenka vs Madison Keys LIVE Australian Open Final: Sabalenka on par with Serena and Swiatek!
Aryna Sabalenka vs Madison Keys LIVE Australian Open Final: Sabalenka is arguably the best player in women’s tennis right now. Swiatek’s doping scandal last year seems to have slowed the Pole down. Sabalenka won back-to-back AUS Open titles in the last two years and her win streak at this Grand Slam event stands at 20 now. She is only the third player in the last ten years to win 20-plus consecutive matches in women’s singles at a Major, after Serena Williams and Swiatek.
Jan 25, 2025 12:59 PM IST
Aryna Sabalenka vs Madison Keys LIVE Australian Open Final: Eight years separates Keys’ two Grand Slam finals
Aryna Sabalenka vs Madison Keys LIVE Australian Open Final: Keys made her last Grand Slam final appearance in 2017 at the US Open, where she lost to Sloane Stephens in an all-American summit clash. This is her second Grand Slam final appearance today, and her last was eight years ago. She is the only player with the longest gap between their first two title clashes at a Major in the Open Era. The previous record was achieved by Amelia Mauresmo (7 years).
Jan 25, 2025 12:49 PM IST
Aryna Sabalenka vs Madison Keys LIVE Australian Open Final: Hello and good afternoon everyone!
Aryna Sabalenka vs Madison Keys LIVE Australian Open Final: Welcome everyone, to our live coverage of today’s Australian Open 2025 women’s singles final between Sabalenka and Keys. It is expected to be a thrilling clash as the World No. 1 seeks a historic title today! But is up against a formidable opponent in Keys, who is a one-time Grand Slam runner-up and is in her second Slam final.
