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On January 25, Beijing time, in the women's singles final of the 2025 Australian Open, the 19th seed Keys defeated the defending champion Sabalenka 6-3/2-6/7-5 and won the first Grand Slam championship of his career with 12 consecutive victories!

Sabalenka

The pair have met five times before, with Sabalenka holding the upper hand with four wins, with the most recent meeting coming at last year's China Open, where the Belarusian won 6-4, 6-3. In today's match, Keys quickly got into the groove, while Sabalenka made frequent mistakes, and the American star took a 5-1 lead with two break chances. Sabalenka broke back-to-back to tie the score to 3-5, but couldn't hold serve in the ensuing service game, and Keys took a 6-3 lead.

In the second set, Sabalenka, who lost the first set, was not affected, adjusted her state in time, and relied on two consecutive break advantages to pull one back 6-2. Entering the deciding set, the two sides fought more fiercely, and the first ten games were 5-5. At the critical moment, Keys broke the tie to seal the victory 7-5, defeating Sabalenka 2-1 on aggregate and winning the championship.

Case's road to victory

First round: 6-4, 7-5 Ann Lee

Second round: 7-6(1)/2-6/7-5 Ruse

Third round: 6-4, 6-4 Collins[10]

Fourth round: 6-3/1-6/6-3 Rybakina[6]

1/4 Finals: 3-6/6-3/6-4 Svitolina [28]

Semifinals: 5-7/6-1/7-6 (10-8) Swiatek [2]

Final: Sabalenka 6-3/2-6/7-5[1]

(Text and editor: Geoge)