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Madison Keys won his first Grand Slam title on Saturday, defending defending champions and world No. 1 Arina Sabalinika 6-3 2-6 7-5 in the thrilling Australian Open Women’s final.
The 29 -year -old American initially enjoyed one of those golden days when every part of his game was completely united – his surplus was unique, his aggressive return and his ground stroke notoriously powerful Sabalinka of They were as powerful – when they ran in the early stages. -Set Lead.
But in the second set – as Sabalinika showed all the qualities that made it the most dominant player of the hard court on the women’s tour – the easy, slow pace of keys left it and all the speed bent towards Belarusi. I came.
The Keys have arrived near a Grand Slam title before reaching the final of the 2017 US Open and four major semi -finals. But none of the pressures affects it in the final set as he held his nerves, finally broke the Sablenka at 7-5 and raised his arm to the sky in the celebration.
This is a developing story and will be updated.
