Sabalenka, a 26-year-old from Belarus, and Keys, a 29-year-old from the United States, play each other on Saturday at 7:30 p.m. local time (3:30 a.m. EST) in the women's final at Melbourne Park.

Belarus's Sabalenka was out in the 32 Celsius (89.6 Fahrenheit) centre court heat for only 62 minutes before registering an 18th consecutive win at Melbourne Park. "I'm super happy to get through ...

IMAGE: Belarus's Aryna Sabalenka celebrates winning her Australian Open fourth round match against Russia's Mirra Andreeva at Melbourne Park on Sunday. Photograph: Edgar Su/Reuters World number ...

Madison Keys of the US reacts during the final against Belarus' Aryna Sabalenka at Australian Open in Melbourne Park, Melbourne, Australia on Jan 25, 2025. [Photo/Agencies] MELBOURNE - Madison ...

Also right there was her opponent, No. 1-ranked Aryna Sabalenka, the two-time defending champion at Melbourne Park, who would not ... a 26-year-old from Belarus. Also important was the way Keys ...

Aryna Sabalenka has moved one win away from becoming the first woman since 1999 to win three consecutive Australian Open titles ...

But the 26-year-old from Belarus quickly figured things out ... that helped Sabalenka win her first major trophy at Melbourne Park in 2023, and she since has added two more — in Australia ...