Aryna Sabalenka's quest for a third-straight Australian Open title has fallen just short, at the hands of world no. 14 Madison Keys, who won her first grand slam title 6-3 2-6 7-5 The world no.1 struggled through the first set but her trademark power returned in the second set.

Both stars earned more than £1.6million for their successes, but the prize fund has been increased this time around. It follows tournament organisers announcing the overall prize pot was being increased to £49m, an 11.56 per cent increase on last year.

The Madison Keys who will play two-time defending champion Aryna Sabalenka for the title at the Australian Open on Saturday night is not the same Madison Keys who was the runner-up at the U.S. Open back in 2017,