The Madison Keys who will play two-time defending champion Aryna Sabalenka for the title at the Australian Open on Saturday night is not the same Madison Keys who was the runner-up at the U.S. Open back in 2017,

But that could well change on Saturday, when Keys will take on two-time defending Australian Open champion Sabalenka in her second slam final having produced a stunning upset of Iga Swiatek. She is confident she has learned from her US Open experience, saying with a smile: “I’ve obviously thought of that match endlessly for the past eight years.

There is plenty of intrigue for American tennis fans with regards to the 2025 Australian Open Women’s Final, as Madison Keys looks for her first Grand Slam title in her 46th event. This is only Keys’ second Grand Slam final appearance (and first since 2017),