Melbourne, Australia (AP) – Madison Keys The United States twice defensive champions upset Arya Subalka Belarus won his first Grand Slam title in the Australian Open final on Saturday night, 6-3, 2-6, 7-5 to 29 years.
By adding this win to the end of No. 2 against No. Iga Sweatic In the semifinals on Thursday – Save the match point in the way – Keys is the first woman after Serena Williams in 2005, who defeated two WTA players at Melbourne Park.
Keys is ranked 14th and is ranked 19th, playing in his second major final after runner -up. 2017 US Open.
He prevented Sabalika from earning the third women’s trophy at the Australian Open-which was last won by Martina Hungs in 1997-99-and overall her fourth largest title.
When it was over, Keys covered his face with his hands, then lifted his arm. Soon, she was embraced by her husband, Bjorn Fratangelo – who has been her coach since 2023 – and other members of her team before sitting on her sideline bench.
Subalinka later tasted his racket, then covered his head with a white towel.
The men’s final is on Sunday.With a defending champion Jank sinner against Alexander Zavirif. Sinner No. 1, Xavier No. 2 seed.
Senator abolished American Ben Shelton. In the semi -finals, Zorif proceeded to be a 24 -time Grand Slam champion. Novak Djokovic stopped playing. Cause an injury.
Keys is the first woman to become Major Champion for the first time after Flavia Panetta’s 33 -year -old at the US Open of 2015. It was the 46th Salem for Keys, which ranks as the third largest tournament before winning the trophy in the open period, just behind Pennetta’s 49 and Marion Bartoli’s 47 when he won Wimbledon in 2013.
It was the most successful Subalanka that was more affected in the beginning. The Keys brake three times in the first set, which helped Subalanka’s four double faults and 13 total inflammatory errors.
Don’t even think for a moment that it was merely an example of Subalanika’s elimination.
The key was definitely a lot with the way things were going on. He set a 11-4 lead among the winners in the first set, which managed to repeatedly dismiss the big-hitting Sabalinika.
For a while, it seemed as if every shot away from the wires of the keys racket – which he had changed before this season to protect his most injuries to the right shoulder and control his considerable strength. It’s easier – just getting down where she wanted.
Near a corner. On one line. Out of the reach of Subalinika.
Apart from this, the method of keys was important, whose left thigh was tapped for the match, which covered every part of the court and ran to reach the balls and send them back to the net with intention. At a great defensive order, he ran for a four-handed, which dragged a four-hand from Subalinika to a 4-1 lead.
Never to hide his emotions during the match, Sabalinika often showed frustration on the scoreboard, kicking the ball after planting a net, dropped his racket after losing the overhead, a false forehead. After his leg slapped.
Subalinka visited the locker room before the second set, whether it helped clean its head or slowed down the keys – or both – the final color changed soon. The percentage of the first service of the keys decreased by 86% in the first set to 59%. Sabalinika extended his winner in the second set to 13 and began to collect and change the brake points.
When he sent a back hand under the line to force a brake and forcing a 2-1 lead in the other, Subalinka shook his left fist and grinded his teeth and went to the sideline.
When she was broken again to go up to 4-1, Sabalinika, looking at her team’s direction, marked the opportunity with a long and loud scream.
Until the last set, the action was tough and stressed, until its last game, without a single break point, when the Keys came with one of the last florist winners.
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Howard Fandrich has been AP’s tennis author since 2002. Find their stories here: https://apnews.com/author/howard-fendrich. More AP Tennis: https://apnews.com/hub/tennis
