Australian Open: Madison Keys Upsets Iga Swiatek and Will Face Aryna Sabalenka in the Final

Australian Open: Madison Keys Upsets Iga Swiatek and Will Face Aryna Sabalenka in the Final
Madison Keys of the United States reacts during her semifinal match against Iga Swiatek of Poland at the Australian Open tennis championship in Melbourne, Australia, on Jan. 23, 2025. Asanka Brendon Ratnayake/AP Photo
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MELBOURNE, Australia—When Madison Keys finally finished off her 5–7, 6–1, 7–6 (10–8) upset of No. 2 Iga Swiatek in a high-intensity, high-quality Australian Open semifinal on Thursday night, saving a match point along the way, the 29-year-old American crouched on the court and placed a hand on her white hat.

She had a hard time believing it all. The comeback. What Keys called an “extra dramatic finish.” The victory over five-time Grand Slam champion Swiatek, who'd been on the most dominant run at Melbourne Park in a dozen years. And now the chance to play in her second Grand Slam final, a long wait after being the 2017 U.S. Open runner-up.