Madison Keys from the United States made history by beating Aryna Sabalenka from Belarus in the final of the Australian Open. Keys won the match with scores of 6-3, 2-6, and 7-5, taking home her very first Grand Slam title at the age of 29.
This victory was impressive because Keys also defeated the world’s No. 2 player, Iga Swiatek, in the semifinals. In that match, she even saved a match point! With these wins, she became the first woman since Serena Williams in 2005 to beat the top two players in the tournament.
Keys, who was seeded 19th and ranked 14th in the world, was playing in her second big final after losing at the 2017 U.S. Open. By winning this time, she stopped Sabalenka from winning her third Australian Open title in a row. The last player to do that was Martina Hingis, who won from 1997 to 1999.
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