Australian Open final: Madison Keys beats Aryna Sabalenka for first Grand Slam title

How Madison Keys won the Australian Open

Melbourne, Australia-Medicine Keys defeated Arina Saballaka 6-3, 2-6, 7-5 in the Australian Open Final at Melbourne Park on Saturday.

Number 19 seed dominated the number 2 seed in a fast match, eventually the first set was decided through incredible keys’ incredible services, a fast battle and an amazing final set in which both players put their level under pressure Increased.

This is the first Grand Slam title in the Keys, which ended the run of Sabelianka’s two consecutive Australian Open wins.

Athletic Tennis authors, Charlie Excellers and Matt Footer Man, analyze what it means for final and tennis.

Madison Keys did exactly what the former opponents of Arina Subalinka could not do

Saballaka’s service was shaken at the Australian Open. She was broken 16 times in six matches before the finals, with Danish World No. 42 Clara Tusan losing her service four consecutive consecutive times. She managed to flee her in the earlier round because her opponents could not reliably stabilize her services, but the big serving keys were not so generous.

Sabalinika looked restless once again, but this time she could not pay for her opponent’s suffering.

He targeted the double fault at the first point of the match, and after some other points, the gift of the gift keys immediately. Sabelnika never settled in any kind of serving rhythm in the first set, he hit four double errors in his first six matches compared to an average of 68 % and won 43 % of his first service –

The withdrawal of the keys was a huge factor, with its speed and accuracy. Keys talked to the pre -match about how she wants to imitate her opponent’s belief in going to her shots, and she did exactly in the early stages.

He also served himself very well, in such a way that big serving opponents like Tosan failed to do the first in the tournament. Keys got 86 % of his first services in the opening set, and even when he lost, he won 67 % of his other offered points very healthy.

The first set of Madison Keys helped him to take advantage of the Loose moments of Arina Subalanka. (Hannah Peters / Getty Images)

In the second set, things changed significantly. The other service points fell to 47 (only three -point sample size) from a very large sample of 13. Sabelianka broke into two of his first three return games in the set and had break points. The second joy that he was getting to the Keys service, with which it helped, helped or helped, Sabalinika was getting more comfort in his service. In the opening set, he increased the percentage of his first service from 64 % to 64 %, and won 68 % of these points more healthy.

Both players closed their services in a decisive decisive, without any break points until the last game of the match. Keys took the second largest to claim his honor.

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How two major hitters engaged in a fast war

Grand Slam Finals can be panic issues. The trophy is sitting in the corner of the court. Tin Adrenaline pumping through veins. It can be a nightmare for big hitters such as Subalanka and Keys.

So it may be understood that both players came to the court ready to take some faster, especially the US. Through the first set, the keys were played against the type. Just when it looked like she could probably pound a ground stroke as she had done at the age of 10, she threw the change.

Two best examples came in the middle of the first set, as it called for an attempt to get a second service. Sabelnika went to court behind a strict offer. The keys ran to his right, but instead of trying to equip a forehead below the line, he scratched the ball, and cut it less. Sablenka could not remove the half -woli from her shoes and from the net. In the next game, Keys cut a smart back hand drop shot from inside the court.

When she was serving for the first set, Arina Sabalinika used speed changes to throw the keys. (Graham Danolum / Getty Images)

To Sablnaka, he quickly saw that the keys were struggling to remove soft balls as soon as they came in. He has worked intensely last year to add a variety of games in his game, and the soft stroke he can throw is a part of it. Below 5-2, he tapped the balls in court and told the Keys to kill them without any disappearance. He worked just as he intended, but during the first 35 minutes, the rest of his game was very shaky and mistaken, remembering the keys to make a lot of difference in the set.

All this began to turn into another set, as soon as the keys began to cool down and the suburbana became hot. Nevertheless, the three shots that felt the biggest dagger were all drops, especially in the seventh game, two keys whose keys threaten to make a way back in the seat. Sublinka keys seeing back pedaling ready for a torn prediction. Sablnka cut two perfect wings, one of them off a slow ball at the breakpoint, and kept them ahead of the net.

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How Madison Keys met this moment …

The first will say that eight years ago, in his second Grand Slam final, she could not meet this moment.

He fell strictly against Sloven Stephens in the US Open final and lost his teeth, losing it in straight seats. Ever since she lost her in the Grand Slam semi -finals, she was sorry. Getting another shot on it seems to be more slippery.

As the third set was worn, it became clear that the winning or lost keys would not leave Rod Liver Arena with any humiliation on this scale. She climbed 3-3 with the winners and back-hand winners in the seventh game and 3-3. When he was needed, he linked the Big Services to Nail at 4-4.

For this part, Subalinka also came under pressure. The third set, especially in the second half, has to finally play the top level tennis simultaneously. Subalinika returned as a player who has won three Grand Slams and has become world number 1, jumping on his return and firing Plus One Stroke on his service.

But 5-6, Sablnka let the keys come in with two memories. Properly, he won the match and his first Major is not a mistake, but a winner, who turned the inside out for the past to send the stadium in a self -deprecation.

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… And what was that moment

At 5-5, 30-30, Keys was two points away from abandoning the break, which would serve for the third Australian Open title.

Twice the defending champions realized that it was a moment that they were good. And he returned to his opponent’s forehead.

The keys were mixed with fire, be less, and barely move the racket towards the line, which passed through a disbelieving Subalinka. This time he followed him with another Four Hand winner from the crosscorver’s return, and when he walked towards the change, the pressure surpassed Subalinika’s path.

The Cases rode the pace in the next game, provoked the back -hand winner and then pulled a mistake in the net with Sabalinika to bring two match points. After that, an amazing back -hand return provided the keys with the opportunity to wrap the match with the forehead.

Madison Keys, even under intense pressure, put her courage on her ground stroke. (Yuchi Yamazaki / AFP via Getty Images)

A few minutes ago, Keys Grand Slam was crying as a champion. He did exactly as he knew he had to do: In the biggest moments, he fully believed himself.