Pegula said before the start of the Australian Open that Keys could absolutely win it if she played her very best.
Madison Keys stunned the tennis world when she overcame World No.1 Aryna Sabalenka in the Australian Open final. Sabalenka was chasing history at Melbourne Park as she was bidding to become the first player since Martina Hingis to achieve a three-peat in the tournament.
Madison Keys, newly crowned Australian Open champion, rose to seventh in global rankings. This unexpected boost led to her exclusion from the ATX Open in Austin, due to tournament rules restricting top ten players.
Four Americans - Coco Gauff, Jessica Pegula, Madison Keys, and Emma Navarro - currently occupy a top 10 spot in the WTA rankings.
Australian Open women’s champion Madison Keys has been kicked out of an upcoming tennis tournament after her first-ever grand slam triumph.
Newly-crowned Australian Open champion Madison Keys would have expected to receive invitations to more tournaments in the coming months but the ATX Open in Austin was forced to drop the American after she climbed into the top 10 in the rankings.
Jessica Pegula has reignited the debate on the validity of criticisms against women's tennis in the wake of an exhilarating 2025 Australian Open semifinal showdown between Madison Keys and Iga Swiatek.
Serbia's Davis Cup captain Viktor Troicki has sensationally declared Tony Jones should be "banned for life" for his treatment of Novak Djokovic at the Australian Open. And women's champion Madison Keys has been barred from playing her planned next tournament because her ranking is now too high.
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America’s Madison Keys have been denied entry into an ATP 250 event because of an interesting reason. The 29-year-old recently achieve the biggest prize of her career as she lifted her maiden Grand Slam in Melbourne.
Newly-crowned Australian Open champion Madison Keys would have expected to receive invitations to more tournaments in the coming months but the ATX Open in Austin was forced to drop the American after she climbed into the top 10 in the rankings.