Madison Keys’ mental breakthrough helps her unlock potential at last

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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