Aus Open Day 14 - Madison's moment

The Tennis Podcast

David Law

Tennis, Wimbledon, Sports, Sports & Recreation

4.6 • 2.4K Ratings

🗓️ 25 January 2025

⏱️ 60 minutes

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Summary

Catherine, David and Matt discuss how Madison Keys became a Grand Slam champion for the first time, beating Aryna Sabalenka in a compelling and thrilling final at Melbourne Park.

Part one - How the women’s final was won and lost, Keys' fast start and boldness in the big moments, how Sabalenka handled a tough night, and Keys explains the importance of therapy in her life.

Part two (from 38m55s) - Results round up including victory for Alfie Hewett. The men’s doubles final will be covered in tomorrow’s show.

Part three (from 43m25s) - Jannik Sinner vs Alexander Zverev preview and predictions

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0:00.0	Hi, this is Billy Jean King.
0:02.0	This is Marion Bartotti.
0:03.2	This is Bianca Andrescu.
0:04.7	I'm Matt Villander.
0:05.8	This is Mary Carrillo.
0:06.9	This is Pam Schreiber.
0:08.0	This is Janik Noah, and you're listening to the Tennis Podcast.
0:27.9	Well, hello and welcome to the tennis podcast on day 14 of the Australian Open the day,
0:41.8	when we have seen Madison Keys defeat two-time defending champion Arena Sabalenko 6-3-2675 to win her maiden Grand Slam title at the age of 29,
0:46.5	seven and a half years on from her first Grand Slam final.
0:49.7	I'm Catherine Whittaker. I'm with David Law and Matt Roberts.
0:58.6	We're in interview room 17 or something, and we've just come from the Madison Keys winners press conference, and we are all happy, happy, happy, excited, excited, happy.
1:06.3	For Madison Keys, about Madison Keys, David, she's my new favorite player.
1:12.5	Wow.
1:13.2	I mean, listen, I feel similarly.
1:17.0	I feel absolutely uplifted for her.
1:19.9	I'm really thrilled for her.
1:22.9	But it is interesting that she's just a player that has not really felt particularly relevant at the top of the game for some time.
1:32.8	I mean, she'll get results occasionally and she's reached quarterfinals in the past, but I never thought she would win a Grand Slam in recent years.
1:43.9	I always used to 10 years ago. She in recent years. I always used to,
1:45.2	10 years ago, she was the player I was probably most excited about when she won the Eastbourne
1:51.1	title. I commented on that in the early days of BT sports coverage, and she was 19, she'd beat
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