Professional tennis players are generally well-accustomed to traveling with an excess amount of luggage, but boarding a flight with a grand slam trophy was a new experience for Madison Keys.

The newlywed Keys, whose husband and coach is former American tennis player Bjorn Fratangelo, said after some much needed sleep, they'll be "back to work on Monday" to prepare for "lots of tournaments" including the BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells and the Miami Open back to back in March.

Madison Keys funnily shared that Bjorn Fratangelo was hesitant to coach her because he felt "uncomfortable" telling her what to do but she "forced" him to embrace the role. Last November, the two American tennis players tied the knot after dating for seven years.

Madison Keys’ Grand Slam window wasn’t just closing. It had been slammed shut. She has always been an excellent player, but it felt like women’s tennis had passed her by. Far from her peak in 2017, when she was ranked No.

Recent Australian Open champion Madison Keys sat down for an interview with CBS Morning, where she reflected on her emotions after winning her first Grand Slam title by defeating world No.

Due to an odd rule preventing more than top 10 player participating in a WTA 250 tournament, the ATX Open announced Tuesday that Keys will no longer be eligible to participate in the event. The Austin-based tournament already has No. 6 Jessica Pegula committed to play.

Perhaps they remember her from Junior Orange Bowl tournaments at Salvadore Park and Biltmore Tennis Center in Coral Gables, or from the Crandon Park Tennis Center in Key Biscayne, where 5-foot-10 Keys dazzled spectators with her 114 mph serve as a 14-year-old in the Orange Bowl Under-18s division.

Madison Keys says she kept telling herself to be brave down the stretch of a tight third set in the Australian Open final against two-time defending champion Aryna Sabalenka.

At the Australian Open, Madison Keys so far swept the best phase of her career by claiming her first Grand Slam title. Solidifying her place among the elite

Australian Open winner Madison Keys is the new World No. #7 in WTA rankings, while Sabalenka, Swiatek, Gauff, Paolini and Rybakina form the top five.

Nike might have swept the podium with champions Jannik Sinner and Madison Keys, but it wasn’t just the big names that made waves in Melbourne.