Australian Open: Madison Keys stuns Iga Swiatek in thrilling semi-final to book Aryna Sabalanka meeting in final

23 January 2025, 09:32 | Updated: 23 January 2025, 14:57

Madison Keys beat four-time Grand Slam champion Iga Swiatek in a deciding tie-break to edge a thrilling semi-final clash and book a meeting with world No 1 Aryna Sabalenka in the final of the Australian Open on Saturday.

Keys, seeded 19th, came through 5-7 6-1 7-6 (10-8) in the two-hour-and-35-minute epic against the world No 2, saving a match point along the way before clinching a memorable victory 10 minutes past midnight.

Swiatek, who had dropped only 14 games through her run to the semi-finals in Melbourne, quickly took control of the contest as she broke Keys three straight times to start - making amends for losing her own serve on a couple of occasions.

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