Keys in upset makes 2025 AO final

2025 Australian Open - Women’s Singles Day 12 (2)

2025 Australian Open, first Grand Slam tournament of the year, on Hard Outdoor, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 12-26 January 2025.

Defending champion:

Aryna Sabalenka (2) who defeated Zheng Qinwen (12) 6-3 6-2

Semi final 2:

Madison Keys (19) (USA) v Iga Swiatek (2) (Poland)

Head to head Swiatek led 4-1 previously.

Most recently Swiatek had two wins in 2024, both on clay courts.

Keys won her match on a Cincinnati hard court in 2022.

Third AO semi final for Keys.

Second AO semi final for Swiatek.

Players exchanged service breaks in first four games of set one.

Score was 2-2.

Swiatek broke serve in the sixth game to lead 4-2.

She consolidated for 5-2.

Keys served to stay in the set.

She saved a set point before holding for 3-5.

Swiatek served for the set but was broken.

Still led 5-4.

Serving at 5-6 to stay in the set, Keys was broken.

Swiatek took the set 7-5.

Keys broke Swiatek in games one, three and five of set two.

She led 5-0.

Serving for the set, Keys was broken.

Swiatek served at 1-5 to stay in the set.

She was broken and Keys took the set 6-1.

Swiatek saved a break point in game four of the decider.

Keys saved a break point in game five of the decider.

Swiatek saved two break points in game eight of the decider.

Serve was held on each occasion.

Serving at 4-4, Keys was down 0-40.

She saved three straight break points, and one more after that.

Serve was held and Keys led 5-4.

Keys was broken when serving at 5-5.

Swiatek served for the match at 6-5.

One match point disappeared, and then serve was broken.

Keys forced a ten point match tie break.

Madison Keys won the tie break and the match 5-7 6-1 7-6(10-8).

Second major final for Keys following her loss in the 2017 US Open to Sloane Stephens.

Final will be between:

Aryna Sabalenka (1) (Belarus) v Madison Keys (19) (USA)