Targeting hat-trick of titles, Sabalenka falls short to an Keys
Aryna Sabalenka was gunning for a third straight Australian Open title – a feat not achieved since Martina Hingis' hat-trick between 1997 and 1999. All signs pointed at a historic three-peat. Madison Keys, though, had other plans as she clinched her first Grand Slam title – eight years after playing her first major final. At a packed Rod Laver Arena, Keys did to Sabalenka what the Belarusian does to everyone – hit big.
Aryna Sabalenka was gunning for a third straight Australian Open title – a feat not achieved since Martina Hingis' hat-trick between 1997 and 1999. All signs pointed at a historic three-peat. Madison Keys, though, had other plans as she clinched her first Grand Slam title – eight years after playing her first major final. At a packed Rod Laver Arena, Keys did to Sabalenka what the Belarusian does to everyone – hit big.
