Madison Keys is back with a bang after clinching the Australian Open title, having won her Indian Wells opener.
Keys hasn’t watched all of her Australian Open final, with her current focus now firmly on Indian Wells in California.
And fifth seed Keys has stormed into the third round, having won her second round tie with Anastasia Potapova after a first round bye.
Keys has been backed to go far at Indian Wells, with the American getting off to the perfect start by beating Potapova 6-3, 6-0.
She now takes on 28th seed Elise Mertens in round three, with the world number five playing her fourth competition of 2025.
Madison Keys equals Serena Williams with 13th consecutive win
That started with an ASB Classic quarter-final exit to Clara Tauson, with Keys then winning her Adelaide International final with fellow American Jessica Pegula.
A dream Australian Open run then followed, with the 30-year-old now on a career-best 13 consecutive wins.
And as per OptaAce, she is now the fourth player aged 30 or over since 2000 to achieve the feat, alongside Li Na, Serena Williams and Danielle Collins.
Aryna Sabalenka and Iga Swiatek among Madison Keys victims in stunning run
Clinching 13 successive wins is a hugely impressive feat in itself, but the quality of opponents beaten simply heightens the achievement.
She beat top seed Pegula and the likes of Jelena Ostapenko and Daria Kasatkina en route to a superb WTA 250 title in Adelaide, but took things to another level in Melbourne.
Top 10 duo Elena Rybakina and Iga Swiatek were both overcome, with world number one and two-time defending champion Aryna Sabalenka beaten in the final.
It has been a dream run in 2025 so far, with Keys certain to be really proud of her fantastic accomplishments.
But she will be eyeing further success at Indian Wells, with the American certainly in great shape to do exactly that.
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