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 silver trophy that goes to the women's champion and was placed on a pedestal near ...

Keys edged out Diana Shnaider with a hard-fought three-set comeback in the Brisbane round-of-16.

The WTA Brisbane International has thrown up four exciting quarterfinal matches, headlined by two of the top three seeds. Aryna Sabalenka and Madison Keys will face off in an Australian Open final rematch.

World No.1 Aryna Sabalenka is not wasting any time sweating over her loss to Madison Keys in last year’s Australian Open final as she vowed to go one better chasing a third crown in four years at Melbourne Park.

Belarus’ Aryna Sabalenka hits a return against USA’s Madison Keys during their women’s singles match at the Brisbane International tennis tournament in Brisbane on January 9, 2026. (Photo by Patrick HAMILTON / AFP via Getty Images) / --IMAGE ...

Aryna Sabalenka has declared her respect for Ukrainian players' ongoing refusal to shake hands with Russian and Belarusian opponents, describing it as "their decision" following her straight-sets triumph over Elina Svitolina at the Australian Open.