16Feb
The 29-year-old American won her first major by upsetting world No.1 Aryna Sabalenka Down Under, and may have cemented her legacy in the process.
PrettyKeys was a highly touted junior from the Quad Cities, the cluster of towns in Iowa and Illinois alongside the Mississippi River. A pro for almost 15 years, she is well-regarded and well-respected, but her results tended to fall into close-but-not-quite.
Eight years ago, Madison Keys advanced to the US Open Final hoping to secure the first major victory of her career. But it was not to be, as Keys was bested by fellow American Sloane Stephens.
She reached one final more than seven years ago, and admitted she was beset by pressure, losing the U.S. Open to Sloane Stevens. Since then, she's resided in the top 10, but has often been undone by injuries, pressure and results that haven't quite kept pace with her pure power and clean ball-striking.
Since that year, Keys has been close, advancing to the quarterfinals at Wimbledon in 2018, the semifinals at the French Open that same year, the semifinals of the Australian Open in 2022 and the semifinals of the US Open in 2023.
Now, however, she is suddenly a major champion and perhaps even a player destined for the Hall of Fame. That is what one sensational tournament can do.
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