MELBOURNE, Australia -- Madison Keys of the United States upset two-time defending champion Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus 6-3, 2-6, 7-5 in the Australian Open final on Saturday night to collect her first Grand Slam title at age 29.
By adding this win over the No. 1-ranked Sabalenka to an elimination of No. 2 Iga Swiatek in the semifinals on Thursday -- saving a match point along the way -- Keys is the first woman since Serena Williams in 2005 to defeat both of the WTA's top two players at Melbourne Park.