Sometimes, you can’t describe what just happened when you do incredible things, like beating No.2 Iga Swiatek to punch your ticket to the Australian Open Finals.
For Madison Keys, she was seemingly bereft of words.
Keys did the unthinkable on Thursday. After staring match point in the face at one point, she rallied back and eventually rattled off four of the final five points of a super tiebreak set for a chance at an Australian Open title.
What a comeback. It’s even more special when you realize Keys lost in the semi-final rounds in 2015 and 2022.
This might also explain why Keys flatly said, “Yeah” (while stifling a laugh) when asked about the moment and if it felt good to put herself back in such a position for the second time in her career. As she rationalized in real-time what just happened on the court, she giddily said, “Yeah. I’m in the finals!” That’s the kind of wholesome activity we love to see.
That you are, @Madison_Keys! That you are. #AO2025 pic.twitter.com/34VquiGAxg
— #AusOpen (@AustralianOpen) January 23, 2025
