Sabalenka vs Key 3-6, 6-2, 5-7: Australian Open final – as it happened
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- Madison Keys beat Aryna Sabalenka 6-3, 2-6, 7-5 in the women’s singles tennis final at the Australian Open.
- The match was played at Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne, Australia.
- Sabalenka of Belarus was the defending champion and beat Paula Badosa in straight sets on Thursday.
- Keys of the United States impressively dismissed Poland’s Iga Swiatek in her last-four matchup later the same day.
- World number one Jannick Sinner of Italy will defend his men’s singles title on Sunday against Alexander Zverev of Germany.
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Goodbye for now!
Madison Keys is finally a major winner after overcoming Ayrna Sabalenka in three sets.
The American held her nerve as she won service game after service game in the final set before breaking her opponent to seal the win.
That brings to a close our coverage of this epic from Melbourne. From me, Adam Hancock, and my colleague, Kevin Hand, goodbye!
A reminder of Keys’s path to the Australian Open title
Madison Keys’s path to the Australian Open women’s singles title (x denotes seed):
Keys (USA x19):
- 1st rd: bt Ann Li (USA) 6-4, 7-5
- 2nd rd: bt Gabriela Ruse (ROM) 7-6 (7/1), 2-6, 7-5
- 3rd rd: bt Danielle Collins (USA x10) 6-4, 6-4
- 4th rd: bt Elena Rybakina (KAZ x6) 6-3, 1-6, 6-3
- QF: bt Elina Svitolina (UKR x28) 3-6, 6-3, 6-4
- SF: bt Iga Swiatek (POL x2) 5-7, 6-1, 7-6 (10/8)
- F: bt Aryna Sabalenka (BLR X1) 6-3, 2-6, 7-5
England look to get back on track against India
Whilst we process that epic Australian Open final in Melbourne, over in Chennai the build-up is beginning to the second T20I between India and England.
The hosts dominated the opening game in Kolkata last week, with England in desperate need of an improved performance today.
You can stay right across that game with my colleagues Hafsa and Rohan. Follow the live blog here.
Tomorrow has a lot to live up to
Follow that, Jannik Sinner and Alexander Zverev!
They’ll have to go some way to top the incredible women’s final that we have just witnessed on Rod Laver Arena.
It’s less than 24 hours until this fantastic court hosts another Grand Slam final and Al Jazeera will have full text coverage of the match.
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