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6-2 win over 14th-seeded Mirra Andreeva to open play Sunday on Rod Laver Arena. Martina Hingis, from 1997 to 1999, was the last woman to win three straight Australian Open singles titles.

In January 2000, 17 of the WTA top 100 were under 20. In 2025, Mirra Andreeva is the sole teenager with a ranking under three figures.

Madison Keys was considered a future tennis star even before she was a teen. At age 29, the American player is finally a major champion.

6-2 win over 14th-seeded Mirra Andreeva to open play Sunday on Rod Laver Arena. Martina Hingis, from 1997 to 1999, was the last woman to win three straight Australian Open singles titles.

With wins over No. 2 Iga Swiatek and Sabalenka, Keys is the first woman since Serena Williams in 2005 to defeat both of the WTA’s top players in Melbourne.

When Madison Keys stepped into Rod Laver Arena at 7:37 p.m. on Saturday night ahead of the Australian Open final, she strode right past the Daphne Akhurst Memorial Cup,

American Madison Keys became the oldest woman to become a first-time Grand Slam champ after defeating top-seeded Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus at the Australian Open.

Madison Keys was considered a future star before she was a teen, and this was her second chance to play for a major title.

The 29-year-old from Rock Island, Illinois, beat the No. 1-ranked woman and two-time defending Australian Open champion at Melbourne Park Saturday night.

World No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka and Madison Keys will face off in Australian Open women's final at Rod Laver Arena on Saturday ... woman since Swiss player Martina Hingis (1997-1999) to clinch ...

Top seed Sabalenka is attempting to win the Australian Open for a third time in a row, something last achieved 26 years ago by Martina Hingis.