Pegula said before the start of the Australian Open that Keys could absolutely win it if she played her very best.

Australian Open women’s champion Madison Keys has been kicked out of an upcoming tennis tournament after her first-ever grand slam triumph.

The Australian Open champion was forced to drop out of the ATX Open after she climbed into the top 10 of the world rankings. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Madison Keys, newly crowned Australian Open champion, rose to seventh in global rankings. This unexpected boost led to her exclusion from the ATX Open in Austin, due to tournament rules restricting top ten players.

Four Americans - Coco Gauff, Jessica Pegula, Madison Keys, and Emma Navarro - currently occupy a top 10 spot in the WTA rankings.

Due to an odd rule preventing more than top 10 player participating in a WTA 250 tournament, the ATX Open announced Tuesday that Keys will no longer be eligible to participate in the event. The Austin-based tournament already has No. 6 Jessica Pegula committed to play.

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.

Newly-crowned Australian Open champion Madison Keys would have expected to receive invitations to more tournaments in the coming months but the ATX Open in Austin was forced to drop the American after she climbed into the top 10 in the rankings.

Madison Keys stunned the tennis world when she overcame World No.1 Aryna Sabalenka in the Australian Open final. Sabalenka was chasing history at Melbourne Park as she was bidding to become the first player since Martina Hingis to achieve a three-peat in the tournament.

Madison Keys is out of the ATX Open in Austin because a WTA rule is preventing her from competing in the tournament. When the entry list for the WTA 250 tournament in Austin was released, the American tennis star's name was on it.

Newly-crowned Australian Open champion Madison Keys would have expected to receive invitations to more tournaments in the coming months but the ATX Open in Austin was forced to drop the American after she climbed into the top 10 in the rankings.