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92-91 was the points score in Madison Keys' favour after three sets

Keys shocks Sabalenka to win Australian Open

Madison Keys defeated Aryna Sabalenka 6-3 2-6 7-5 to become the oldest first-time winner of the women's singles title at the Australian Open.

Tennis • 25 Jan 25

Madison Keys (left) and Aryna Sabalenka will battle it out for the Australian title

Keys out to unlock secret of grand slam success

Inspiration from opponent Aryna Sabalenka and a willingness to embrace change have carried Madison Keys to the brink of a long-awaited first grand slam title.

Tennis • 24 Jan 25

Madison Keys celebrates match point against five-time Grand Slam winner Iga Swiatek

Keys stuns Swiatek to join Sabalenka in Oz Open final

Madison Keys stunned Iga Swiatek to set up an Australian Open final against two-time defending champion Aryna Sabalenka.

Tennis • 23 Jan 25

Aryna Sabalenka lost just three games in ther last-16 match

Sabalenka and Gauff remain on collision course

Defending champion Aryna Sabalenka raced into the Australian Open quarter-finals while Coco Gauff recovered from a set down to defeat Belinda Bencic.

Tennis • 19 Jan 25

Coco Gauff eased into the next round in Melbourne

Gauff and Sabalenka through as Osaka bows out in Oz

Defending champion Aryna Sabalenka said her struggles on serve in her gruelling win over Carla Tauson in the third round of the Australian Open on Friday were down to gusty conditions that weakened one of her most powerful weapons.

Tennis • 17 Jan 25

Aryna Sabalenka is through to the second round

Sabalenka survives early test at Australian Open

Defending champion Aryna Sabalenka survived a first Australian Open test, but last year's beaten finalist Zheng Qinwen suffered a shock second-round exit.

Tennis • 15 Jan 25

Aryna Sabalenka and Jannik Sinner are the defending women's and men's singles champions respectively

Australian Open contenders discover singles draw fate

Top seed Jannik Sinner will begin his Australian Open title defence against Nicolas Jarry while women's champion Aryna Sabalenka takes on Sloane Stephens after the draw for the year's first Grand Slam was made at Melbourne Park.

Tennis • 09 Jan 25

Aryna Sabalenka had been in stellar form this year

Sabalenka streak ended by Muchova at China Open

Aryna Sabalenka's 15-match winning streak ended with a semi-final loss to Karolina Muchova at the China Open in Beijing.

Tennis • 04 Oct 24

Aryna Sabalenka celebrates with the winners trophy

Sabalenka holds off Pegula for US Open redemption

Aryna Sabalenka earned US Open redemption after she won the women's title in New York.

Tennis • 07 Sep 24

Aryna Sabalenka crushes a backhand in her win over Emma Navarro

Sabalenka powers past Navarro at US Open

Aryna Sabalenka is one win away from a maiden US Open title after bulldozing her way to the final.

Tennis • 06 Sep 24

Naomi Osaka has employed a ballet coach to help her deal with pressure situations

Osaka hoping new coach can help her pirouette into form

Naomi Osaka says a ballet coach has helped her control her emotions on court.

Tennis • 26 Aug 24

In-form Sabalenka takes Cincinnati Open victory

Aryna Sabalenka continued her impressive build-up ahead of the US Open with a 6-3 7-5 victory over Jessica Pegula in the Cincinnati Open final.

Tennis • 19 Aug 24

Aryna Sabalenka is still recovering from a shoulder injury

Sabalenka not 100% fit for Wimbledon but still hopeful

Wimbledon third seed Aryna Sabalenka said she is not fully ready for Monday's first-round clash with Emina Bektas at the championships as the two-time Australian Open champion continues to struggle with a rare shoulder injury.

Tennis • 29 Jun 24

Aryna Sabalenka safely progressed to the last eight

Sabalenka joins big guns in French Open quarters

Aryna Sabalenka continued to power her way through the French Open draw by pummelling Emma Navarro to reach the quarter-finals.

Tennis • 03 Jun 24

Aryna Sabalenka came through a tight first set

Sabalenka beats best friend Badosa to reach Round 4

Aryna Sabalenka beat her best friend Paula Badosa to reach the fourth round of the French Open. Second seed Sabalenka edged a tight first set against the former world number two, and then ran away with the second to win 7-5 6-1.

Tennis • 01 Jun 24

Aryna Sabalenka took over an hour to get the job done

Sabalenka casts qualifier Uchijima aside at French Open

Second seed Aryna Sabalenka breezed past Japanese qualifier Moyuka Uchijima 6-2 6-2 under the roof on Court Philippe-Chatrier to move into the French Open third round.

Tennis • 30 May 24

Paula Badosa (L) of Spain and Aryna Sabalenka embrace at the net

Sabalenka secures emotional victory at Miami Open

Aryna Sabalenka claimed a straight-sets victory over Paula Badosa to progress into the last 32 of the Miami Open days after the death of her former boyfriend Konstantin Koltsov.

Tennis • 23 Mar 24

Konstantin Koltsov represented Belarus at nine World Championships

Sabalenka's boyfriend Koltsov dies aged 42

Aryna Sabalenka's boyfriend, former Belarus ice hockey player Konstantin Koltsov, has died at the age of 42.

Tennis • 19 Mar 24

Navarro downs world No 2 Sabalenka in Indian Wells

Emma Navarro continued her breakthrough season with a 6-3 3-6 6-2 win over Australian Open champion Aryna Sabalenka to reach the BNP Paribas Open quarter-finals in Indian Wells.

Tennis • 14 Mar 24

Aryna Sabalenka won her second straight Australian Open

Defending champ Sabalenka cruises to Aussie Open title

Aryna Sabalenka completed a ruthless defence of her Australian Open title by beating first-timer Zheng Qinwen in the final.

Tennis • 27 Jan 24

Zheng Qinwen (L) enjoyed a hard-fought two-set win over Dayana Yastremska

Zheng and Sabalenka to meet in Australian Open final

China's Zheng Qinwen ended the fairytale run of qualifier Dayana Yastremska, while Aryna Sabalenka took her revenge against Coco Gauff to make it back-to-back Australian Open finals.

Tennis • 25 Jan 24

Aryna Sabalenka saw off Amanda Anisimova at Melbourne

Sabalenka and Gauff remain on collision course in Oz

Aryna Sabalenka and Coco Gauff restored order at the Australian Open by easing into the quarter-finals, beating Amanda Anisimova (6-3 6-2) and Magdalena Frech (6-1 6-2) respectively.

Tennis • 21 Jan 24