Madison Keys surged into the third round with a commanding win over Ashlyn Krueger as American tennis shone in Melbourne, with Jessica Pegula also advancing by beating McCartney Kessler. Yet the post-match spotlight shifted as both Keys and Pegula followed Coco Gauff’s lead,

The defending champion played the stratospheric attacking tennis that won the 2025 title to escape danger against Oleksandra Oliynykova.

The 2026 Australian Open is heading toward fourth round play this weekend. Here's when to watch Coco Gauff, Madison Keys in first major of 2026.

Defending champion Madison Keys and No. 6 seed Jessica Pegula defeated compatriots Ashlyn Krueger and McCartney Kessler in Round 2 of the Australian Open with the loss of eight games combined.

The tattooed Ukrainian led the defending champion 4-0 in the first set, and had two set points, before Keys rallied 7-6(6), 6-1.

Keys didn't hide that she was feeling nervous on the court after beating Oleksandra Oliynykova in the Australian Open first round.

After a one year layoff because of an ankle injury from September 2024 to September 2025, Karolina Pliskova has reached the third round of a Grand Slam for the first time since 2023. She'll face reigning champion Madison Keys at the Australian Open in just her sixth match since returning.

Ukrainian tennis star and Madison Keys’ Australian Open opponent Oleksandra Oliynykova has made major accusations against Russian players on the WTA Tour.

Madison Keys says the experience "definitely helps" against the younger players and reveals she still perfectly remembers one match where she got "veteraned out" by the older rival. On Wednesday, the American tennis star defeated 18-year-old Tereza Valentova 6-4 6-1 in the Adelaide round-of-16.