Facing the World No.1, Madison Keys will need to deliver the performance of her career in the Australian Open final. Her coach, Bjorn Fratangelo, believes she has both the focus and firepower to pull off a career-defining victory.

The newly crowned Australian Open champion delivered a touching tribute to her close-knit team after claiming an elusive first grand slam crown with a nerve-shredding 6-3 2-6 7-5 victory over world No.1 Aryna Sabalenka at Melbourne Park on Saturday night.

Former teenage prodigy Madison Keys arrived in Australia with the goal of seeing how well she could perform with her 30th birthday approaching next month. Keys ended her season early in October last year and married her coach,

The American is into the final in Melbourne, with husband Bjorn Fratangelo as her coach. This is how the married couple work it out

There was a moment on Monday afternoon, during Madison Keys’ Australian Open fourth-round match against No. 6 seed Elena Rybakina, when her coach, Bjorn Fratangelo, realized that this wasn’t the time for happy talk.

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.

MELBOURNE, Australia -- Australian Open women's champion Madison Keys returned to her career-best ranking on Monday and joins three other American women in the WTA top 10, while men's champion Jannik Sinner maintained his significant lead atop the ATP list.

Jannik Sinner defeated Alexander Zverev to win the Australian Open for the second year in a row, as the World No 1 added a third grand slam singles title with a 6-3 7-6 6-3 victory to deny the German his first major.

American Madison Keys dethroned Aryna Sabalenka to become the oldest first-time winner of the women’s singles title at the Australian Open.

When Madison Keys stepped into Rod Laver Arena at 7:37 p.m. on Saturday night ahead of the Australian Open final, she strode right past the Daphne Akhurst Memorial Cup, the

Share article When Madison Keys stepped into Rod Laver Arena at 7:37 p.m. on Saturday night ahead of the Australian Open final, she strode right past the Daphne Akhurst Memorial Cup, the trophy that goes to the women’s champion and was placed on a pedestal near the entrance to the court.

Be brave. Go for it. Those were the mantras Madison Keys turned to as she confronted the most significant points of her tennis career, trapped in the cauldron of a third set that was tied at 5-all, 30-all in the Australian Open final against two-time defending champion Aryna Sabalenka on Saturday.