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First of all, Madison, what a tournament. You have been fighting really hard to get this trophy,
My team believed in me every step of the way. So thank you so much,
added Keys, who will now equal her career-high seventh in the world ranking she attained nine years ago I made my very first Grand Slam semifinal here in Melbourne,
said Keys, the runner-up at the U.S. Open in in 2017. I was just trying to let it go and be a good person,
There definitely was a bit of frustration, because I was so close to achieve something crazy,
she said, per The New York Post I think we did our best,
From a pretty young age, I felt like if I never won a Grand Slam, then I wouldn’t have lived up to what people thought I should have been. That was a pretty heavy burden to kind of carry around,
Winning that match the other night against Iga was really kind of a big hurdle,
I have wanted this for so long, ... and I have been in one other Grand Slam final, and it didn't go my way, and I didn't know if I was going to get back in this position."
said Keys, who was born in Illinois and now is based in Florida Madison: Wow, what a tournament,
Sabalenka said during the on-court ceremony, in which she also joked with her entourage that the defeat was their fault It’s OK. I mean, I’m the one who knows that after tough losses, there is good wins,
She played, like, super aggressive. It seemed like everything was going her way,
Sabalenka said of the early going I just needed to throw those negative emotions at the end, just so I could give a speech (and) not stand there being disrespectful,
This is where I’m going to cry - I have wanted this for so long,
Keys said as she turned to her team, which includes husband Bjorn Fratangelo, who agreed to become her coach last year Should I say anything to my team? Why are you laughing? As always that’s your fault guys!”
As always, that’s your fault guys. I don’t want to see you for the next week. I really hate you. Thank you so much for everything you’re doing for me blah blah blah. No, I think we did our best, just Madison was doing incredible.”
Turning to her team, the 26-year-old joked It's okay, I hope I'll see you next year,
she joked, speaking to the Daphne Akhurst Memorial Cup I mean, Madison, wow. What a tournament. You've been fighting really, really hard to get this trophy. You played unbelievable tennis. You cracked this tonight. Congrats you and your team, really well deserved. Enjoy the celebration, enjoy the really fun part!"
Turning her attention to her opponent, Sabalenka continued Bare with me, I'm absolutely going to cry, there's no way I get through this without tears so sorry in advance,
the 29-year-old told the fans During that match, I was so consumed with being nervous and the moment, the opportunity and all of that, I never really gave myself a chance to actually play,