Madison Keys once candidly shared her perspective on her ethnicity during the 2015 Australian Open. The American made the remarks after Serena Williams welcomed a matchup with a fellow African American player at the Melbourne Slam.
The second week of the season saw some changes to the WTA Rankings ahead of the 2025 Australian Open with the Adelaide International and Hobart International providing moves for Madison Keys, Maya Joint and McCartney Kessler.
Iga Swiatek is dominating her Australian Open opponents the way no one has at Melbourne Park since Maria Sharapova in 2013. Swiatek’s latest lopsided win came via a 6-1, 6-2 score in the quarterfinals against No.
Swiatek will face No. 19 Madison Keys of the USA on Thursday night for a berth in the final. The other women’s semi-final is No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka, the two-time defending champion, against her good friend, No. 11 Paula Badosa.
Her opponent, Keys, also last reached the semi-finals in 2022 but was beaten by Ashleigh Barty who went on to win the tournament. Keys’s previous two outing saw her battle past Elena Rybakina in the fourth round then Elina Svitolina in the quarters. The American has had a tougher run but is a wiley competitior and should give Swiatek some trouble.
Swiatek also made it to her first hard-court Grand Slam semifinal at the Australian Open 2022, but had lost to Danielle Collins. Now, she will be facing another American, Madison Keys in the semifinal clash. Also, Keys secured her spot in the semifinals with a 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 win over Elina Svitolina in the quarterfinals.
The first US woman to lift the title in the Open Era, Jordan won her sole Slam title at the Australian Open in 1979 – and remains one of the most surpri
Elina Svitolina, Emma Raducanu and Karolina Muchova are just a few of the names who are scheduled to headline indoor hard-court events in Linz and Singapore next week.
Leylah Fernandez defeated defending champion and No.4 seed Madison Keys in three sets in the Rothesay International semifinals, levelling their head-to-head at one win apiece. Fernandez advanced to her sixth career final, first on grass and first at WTA ...
Iga Swiatek is dominating her Australian Open opponents the way no one has at Melbourne Park since Maria Sharapova in 2013. Swiatek's latest lopsided win came via a 6-1, 6-2 score in the quarterfinals against No.
No. 19 seed Madison Keys scored the big upset on Day 9 of the Australian Open, defeating No. 6 Elena Rybakina 6-3, 1-6, 6-3 at Margaret Court Arena to advance to the tournament quarterfinals.