No. 19 seed Madison Keys scored the big upset on Day 9 of the Australian Open, defeating No. 6 Elena Rybakina 6-3, 1-6, 6-3 at Margaret Court Arena to advance to the tournament quarterfinals.

The No. 6 seed missed multiple break points to seize the advantage in the third set and Keys profited to move into the quarterfinals.

Madison Keys stunned sixth seed Elena Rybakina in her fourth round fixture of the Australian Open 2025 beating her 6-3, 1-6, 6-3 at the Margaret Court Arena.

Madison Keys recalled a couple of tough Australian Open losses, including one to the legendary Serena Williams, shortly after returning to the Slam’s quarterfinals on Monday.

But it was her return game that did the loudest talking Monday in an Australian Open battle featuring two of the WTA’s most fearless ball-strikers. Taking on sixth seed Elena Rybakina, Keys surged ahead for a 6-3, 1-6, 6-3 victory.

Danielle Collins keeps perspective after falling to fellow American Madison Keys in the third round of the Australian Open

In the Australian Open Round of 16 on Sunday, No. 7-ranked Elena Rybakina takes on No. 14 Madison Keys.Rybakina secured a two-set victory over Dayana Yastremska (6-3, 6-4) in the Round of 32 in

She will next play Ukraine's Elina Svitolina, who beat Veronika Kudermetova 6-4, 6-1 earlier on Jan 20. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Madison Keys is on fire. The 29-year-old American stunned sixth seed Elena Rybakina in a thrilling three-set battle, winning 6-3, 1-6, 6-3 on the iconic Margaret Court

American Madison Keys first made the Australian Open semifinals 10 years ago. A decade on, she hopes to do it again, but she'll have to go through Ukraine's Elina Svitolina.

Madison Keys made a stunning comeback to secure a spot in the quarter-finals of the Australian Open, overcoming sixth seed Elena Rybakina in a thrilling three-set match at Margaret Court Arena.