Madison Keys made history on Saturday, becoming the oldest woman to win her first Grand Slam title at the 2025 Australian Open. The post ‘Didn’t Know What Tennis Was’- Madison Keys Unveils How American Idol’s Fashion Outing Inspired Her Tennis Dream appeared first on EssentiallySports.

Madison Keys recalled a couple of tough Australian Open losses, including one to the legendary Serena Williams, shortly after returning to the Slam’s quarterfinals on Monday.

Madison Keys is the 2025 Australian Open champion. The 29-year-old won her first major of the year after overcoming defending champion Aryna Sabalenka 6-3, 2-6, 7-5 to win the first major of

Perhaps they remember her from Junior Orange Bowl tournaments at Salvadore Park and Biltmore Tennis Center in Coral Gables, or from the Crandon Park Tennis Center in Key Biscayne, where 5-foot-10 Keys dazzled spectators with her 114 mph serve as a 14-year-old in the Orange Bowl Under-18s division.

Serena Williams has also come forward to praise and congratulate Madison Keys on winning her career's first Australian Open and Grand Slam title.According to Sportskeeda, Keys ended Aryan Sabalenka's 20-match winning streak and her dreams for

Caroline Wozniacki won the Australian Open women's singles title in 2018 after beating Simona Halep in the final. Serena Williams won the Australian Open women's singles title in 2017 after beating Venus Williams in the final. Angelique Kerber won the Australian Open women's singles title in 2016 after beating Serena Williams in the final.

Keys, ranked 14th and seeded 19th, prevented Sabalenka from earning what would have been her third women's trophy in a row at the Australian Open — something last accomplished by Martina Hingis from 1997-99 — and her fourth major title overall.

Madison Keys was a tennis prodigy, beating Serena Williams when she was just 14 years old, but had not won a grand slam title in her 15 year career.

Madison Keys spoke about how a defeat to Serena Williams at the US Open taught her a valuable life lesson. The match in question is the fourth round of the 2015 edition of the New York Major, which Williams won 6-3, 6-3.

The newlywed Keys, whose husband and coach is former American tennis player Bjorn Fratangelo, said after some much needed sleep, they'll be "back to work on Monday" to prepare for "lots of tournaments" including the BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells and the Miami Open back to back in March.

Madison Keys has been through her fair share of gut-wrenching losses and injuries over her 15-year career. But her hard work and earnest perseverance was finally rewarded in spades at the.