Yes, Aryna Sabalenka is the heavy favorite to win her third straight Australian Open title, but Madison Keys is playing lights-out tennis. Here's why she can pull off the upset.

Australian Open score and latest updates from final - Defending champion Sabalenka takes on 19th seed Keys, who is making her second major final appearance

Madison Keys will take on Aryna Sabalenka in the 2025 Australian Open women's single's finals on Saturday, Jan. 25. Keys advanced to the finals with an incredible upset win against second-seeded Iga Swiatek.

The Belarusian has been unbeatable in Melbourne for years, but she's running into in absolute buzzsaw.

American Madison Keys beat No. 2 seeded Iga Swiatek in a thrilling 5-7, 6-1, 7-6(8) victory in the semifinals, defeating Swiatek in two hours and 38 minutes to advance to her first Australian Open final.

Sabalenka has the chance to become the first player in 26 years to win three Australian Open women’s singles titles in a row

With women’s tennis on the verge of an epic showdown between its top two players with the Australian Open title on the line, Keys, the 29-year-old American, crashed the party. She stormed back against Iga Swiatek to win their semifinal 5-7, 6-1, 7-6 (10-8)

American Madison Keys will seek her first Grand Slam title after upsetting No. 2 seed Iga Swiatek in the Australian Open semifinals.

TV channel and live stream information for how to watch Australian Open 2025 women's final as Madison Keys and Aryna Sabalenka battle it out.

It has been over seven years since Madison Keys crushed CoCo Vandeweghe in the 2017 US Open semifinal. Sloane Stephens defeated her close friend in the final, and it seemed like Keys might never get another opportunity to play in a Grand Slam final after suffering some heartbreaking moments in the years that followed.

Madison Keys, who grew up in Boca Raton and lives in Orlando, beat Iga Swiatek in the Australian Open semis. She faces Aryna Sabalenka in the final.