Australian Open 2025 Results: Thursday's Bracket Winners, Losers and Highlights

Madison Keys advanced to her second-career Grand Slam final with an epic upset of No. 2 seed Iga Swiatek at the 2025 Australian Open.

The 19th-seeded American battled back from a set down and won the match in a tight third-set tiebreak.

Keys' path to her first Grand Slam title doesn't get any easier, as she'll face top seed and two-time reigning Australian Open champion Aryna Sabalenka on Saturday.

Sabalenka made light work of yet another match in Melbourne on Thursday by taking down Paula Badosa in straight sets.

Thursday's Results

No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka def. No. 11 Paula Badosa, 6-4, 6-2

No. 19 Madison Keys def. No. 2 Iga Swiatek, 5-7, 6-1, 7-6 (8)

Many expected Sabalenka and Swiatek, the top two seeds in the women's singles draw, to face off in the final.

However, Keys disrupted those plans with an incredible come-from-behind win inside Rod Laver Arena.

Keys lost the first set, but then rallied back in tremendous fashion to win six of the seven games in the second set.

The third set was jam-packed drama and incredible shot-making from both Keys and Swiatek.

Keys forced her way into a third-set tiebreak and then took control with a remarkable comeback. She won four of the final five tiebreak points to finish off the victory.

Keys is into her first Grand Slam final since the 2017 U.S. Open. She has been a regular on the second weekend of majors with 11 quarterfinal appearances, but it's been difficult for her to get into championship matches.

On Saturday, Keys faces the toughest test of them all in Melbourne against Sabalenka, who has not lost at the Australian Open since 2022.

Sabalenka picked up her fifth straight-set win in six matches with her semifinal triumph over Paula Badosa.

The No. 1 seed has been one of the best hard-court players in tennis over the last four years.

Sabalenka reached the final at the last three Australian Opens and last two U.S. Opens. She also advanced to the semifinals at the U.S. Open in 2021 and 2022.

The No. 1 seed owns a 4-1 head-to-head edge over Keys. She's won both matchups at Grand Slams.

However, Keys does have some hope going into the final. She swept the first set against Sabalenka at the 2023 U.S. Open before Sabalenka came back to win the match through a pair of set tiebreaks.