Madison Keys stunned second seed Iga Swiatek 5-7 6-1 7-6(8) in a thriller on Thursday to reach her first Australian Open final. American Keys, the 19th seed, will meet double defending champion Aryna Sabalenka in Saturday's decider.

Her opponent, Keys, also last reached the semi-finals in 2022 but was beaten by Ashleigh Barty who went on to win the tournament. Keys’s previous two outing saw her battle past Elena Rybakina in the fourth round then Elina Svitolina in the quarters. The American has had a tougher run but is a wiley competitior and should give Swiatek some trouble.

Madison Keys and Iga Swiatek went head-to-head on Thursday evening in the second Australian Open women's singles semi-final.

Madison Keys has a chance for tennis immortality again — and it took everything she had to get there. The 29-year-old American stunned No. 2 seed Iga Swiatek at the Australian Open with a dizzying display of power and shot-making to advance to the Grand Slam final, taking the thrilling third set in a tiebreaker.

American tennis player Madison Keys seeks a fourth straight win over a seeded opponent at the Australian Open, when she takes on No. 2 Iga Swiatek in Thursday’s semifinal round.

Madison Keys will face two-time defending champion Aryna Sabalenka in the final on Saturday at the Melbourne Park.

Madison Keys stunned second seed Iga Swiatek 5-7 6-1 7-6(8) in a thriller on Thursday to reach her first Australian Open final.