If so, Madison Keys may have found herself doing just that at the Australian Open just as Thursday became Friday, when she stepped up to serve at 7-8 in the third-set tiebreaker in her semifinal ...

Madison Keys dethroned Aryna Sabalenka to claim a long-awaited first ... out blows that the watching Jackie Chan would have been proud of, particularly off her serve and backhand. By contrast, the top ...

The serve was employed mainly as a rally starter, hence the emphasis on baseline consistency. We’ve seen how profoundly that has changed. Aryna Sabalenka, Madison Keys, Elena Rybakina ...

This first set is Keys’ from here surely. Second-serve points aren’t a problem if you don’t hit a second serve. Madison Keys hit six first serves in her first service game to hold and ...

Madison Keys of the USA celebrates match point during her Women's semifinal win over Iga Swiatek of Poland during the 2025 Australian Open at Melbourne Park in Melbourne, Thursday, January 23 ...

Madison Keys won her first grand slam title at the ... The match couldn't have started better for Keys, who broke Sabalenka's serve in the very first game. Sabalenka made a small run late in ...

Madison Keys defeated No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka to win ... one clutch shot after another before finally breaking Sabalenka’s serve to claim the trophy. "I have wanted this for so long, and I ...

MELBOURNE, Australia — Madison Keys of the United States ... or both — the final’s complexion soon changed. Keys’ first-serve percentage dipped from 86% in the first set to 59% in the ...

Madison Keys won her first ever grand slam title on ... days when every part of her game came together perfectly – her serve was immaculate, her returns aggressive and her groundstrokes as ...

Madison Keys has a chance for tennis immortality ... Swiatek finally broke through on Keys’ serve but was unable to close the match on her own racket, failing to convert a match point and ...

MELBOURNE, Australia -- American Madison Keys will meet two-time defending ... in the second set was a paltry 38%. On her second serve? 0%. Keys went on the attack and it worked superbly, winning ...

That recent post from Charlie Eccleshare should have everyone of a Madison KEys persuasion worried — because it’s playing out a bit like that now. Sabalenka holds on her own serve to ...