Madison Keys put the rest of the WTA Tour on notice following her thrilling Australian Open title win.
The American defeated the game’s top two players in Iga Swiatek and Aryna Sabalenka on the way to winning her first Grand Slam title.
Madison Keys had previously said he was starting to give up hope of ever winning one of tennis’ four biggest and most prestigious championships.
But after Keys won the Adelaide International just days before starting her campaign at Melbourne Park, Keys had the form and confidence to go all the way and write her name into the history books.
How many winners did Madison Keys hit at the Australian Open?
Keys has always played an aggressive and attacking brand of tennis and she is known for being one of the cleanest ball strikers in the game.
This was on full display at the 2025 Australian Open, as he blasted her way through the game’s top players to lift the Daphne Akhurst Memorial Cup.
This is illustrated by the following stat, as according to OptaAce Keys struck 224 winners during the course of her seven matches in Melbourne.
Over the last two years only one player has hit more at a single tournament. That is Aryna Sabalenka, who Keys beat to win the Australian Open.
The Belarusian hit 231 winners at the 2024 Madrid Open, where she finished runner-up to Iga Swiatek following an epic three-set battle.
Madison Keys explains her mindset in the Australian Open final
Of the 224 winners Keys hit at the 2025 Australian Open, 29 came in the final against Sabalenka.
The new World number seven knew she had to play attacking tennis against Sabalenka and take the initiative, and that is exactly what she did.
She was rewarded for her bravery, especially in the final games of the championship match, when she knew she could take the title.
“I think it was in the third set, I was up 3-2 or 4-3. I was like ‘wait, I’m in this, I can actually win this,” Keys said during an interview with Good Morning America on Wednesday.
“Going into the last game I felt really confident for some reason and it gave me the freedom to hit some good shots.
“The whole match I just kept saying ‘be brave and play how you wanna play’, and that was a loop that just kept going over and over in my head.”
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