MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) 鈥� hopes to do something no woman has in more than a quarter of a century: win a third consecutive championship.
hopes to do something she never has: win a Grand Slam trophy.
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 .
For Sabalenka, this is a chance to add to the titles she won on the hard courts of the in 2023 and 2024, plus the one last September.
She is seeded No. 1 and is 11-0 in 2025.
For Keys, this will be her second appearance in a Grand Slam final, after finishing as the .
She is seeded No. 19 and is on an , including an upset of No. 2 in the semifinals on Thursday.
The Australian Open men's final is Sunday, with defending champion . Sinner is seeded No. 1, Zverev No. 2.
in the semifinals, while Zverev advanced when because of an injury.
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