Years of personal work have enabled the Australian Open champion to showcase her talent on the biggest stage
“Lots of therapy,” said a delirious, exhausted Madison Keys as she finally appeared at her post-match press conference in the early hours of Sunday morning. Flanked by an enormous trophy on one side and a glass of champagne on another, Keys was still in the early stages of digesting her emotions after finally achieving the dream she had been chasing since she was a child.
After becoming the oldest first-time women’s singles Australian Open champion in history at 29 by defeating the No 1 seed, Aryna Sabalenka, in an incredible three-set battle on Saturday, the question posed to Keys was when and how she had come to the realisation that things needed to change.
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Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/jan/26/madison-keys-mental-breakthrough-australian-open
Author : Tumaini Carayol in Melbourne
Publish date : 2025-01-26 11:40:44
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