Pegula said before the start of the Australian Open that Keys could absolutely win it if she played her very best.
Four Americans - Coco Gauff, Jessica Pegula, Madison Keys, and Emma Navarro - currently occupy a top 10 spot in the WTA rankings.
Jessica Pegula has reignited the debate on the validity of criticisms against women's tennis in the wake of an exhilarating 2025 Australian Open semifinal showdown between Madison Keys and Iga Swiatek.
Madison Keys won a power-hitting battle with Elena Rybakina in the Australian Open Round of 16 on Monday. In the quarterfinals, she will face Elina Svitolina, who came back from a double-break down in the first set to roll past Veronika Kudermetova.
In the Australian Open Round of 16 on Sunday, No. 7-ranked Elena Rybakina takes on No. 14 Madison Keys.Rybakina secured a two-set victory over Dayana Yastremska (6-3, 6-4) in the Round of 32 in
American tennis player Madison Keys seeks a fourth straight win over a seeded opponent at the Australian Open, when she takes on No. 2 Iga Swiatek in Thursday’s semifinal round.
19th seed Madison Keys of the United States has reached the Australian Open quarter-finals for the fourth time in her career. She clinched a hard-fought win over sixth seed Elena Rybakina of Kazakhstan. The match lasted 1 hour and 49 minutes, ending with a scoreline of 6-3, 1-6, 6-3 in favor of Keys.
American Madison Keys first made the Australian Open semifinals 10 years ago. A decade on, she hopes to do it again, but she'll have to go through Ukraine's Elina Svitolina.
Elina Svitolina fought back from two breaks down in the first set and won 11 of the next 12 games to beat Veronika Kudermetova 6-4 6-1 to reach the Australian Open quarterfinals for the third time. As usual, there was no handshake at the net from the Ukrainian.
When Pegula lost Friday, she complained of slow conditions on the court. Sabalenka has noted it as well -- but not everyone feels that way.
The past three years, she’s defeated Anett Kontaveit, Jessica Pegula and Elena Rybakina in the finals. It’s worth noting that Sabalenka was the 2020 champion in Doha but hasn’t played the past two years. Swiatek beat her in the quarterfinals in 2022 ...
Australian Open winner Madison Keys is the new World No. #7 in WTA rankings, while Sabalenka, Swiatek, Gauff, Paolini and Rybakina form the top five.