From a teenage prodigy to a tour stalwart with "gnarly" injuries, Madison Keys' road to Grand Slam glory has been long and complicated.
The newly-crowned Australian Open champion broke through on the WTA Tour when she was just 14 and was instantly tipped as a future major winner.
Now, a few weeks before her 30th birthday, the American has finally achieved her goal.
Keys capped an impressive run at Melbourne Park with a shock win over two-time defending champion Aryna Sabalenka in Saturday's final.
"From a pretty young age, I felt like if I never won a Grand Slam then I wouldn't have lived up to what people thought I should have been," Keys said.