WTA roundup: Madison Keys wins Brisbane triple tiebreak

Field Level Media|published: Thu 8th January, 12:37 2026

Aug 25, 2025; Flushing, NY, USA; Madison Keys (USA) hits the ball to Renata Zarazua (MEX)(not pictured) on day two of the 2025 U.S. Open tennis tournament at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center. Mandatory Credit: Robert Deutsch-Imagn Images

No. 5 seed Madison Keys won the first triple-tiebreak match of her career Thursday, outlasting No. 12 Diana Shnaider of Russia 6-7 (5), 7-6 (5), 7-6 (4) in the third round of the Brisbane International in Australia.

Rallying from a set down and a 4-2 deficit in the second set, Keys finished the thriller in just under three hours. Keys compiled a 38-17 edge in winners, including nine aces, to set up a quarterfinal clash with No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus.

Sabalenka defeated Romania's Sorana Cirstea 6-3, 6-3. No. 16 seed Marta Kostyuk of Ukraine upended No. 2 Amanda Anisimova 6-4, 6-3. No. 3 Elena Rybakina of Kazakhstan beat No. 15 Paula Badosa of Spain 6-3, 6-2. No. 4 Jessica Pegula rallied past Ukraine's Dayana Yastremska 5-6, 6-2, 6-3. No. 6 Mirra Andreeva of Russia overcame No. 9 Linda Noskova of the Czech Republic 5-7, 6-4, 7-5. No. 10 Liudmila Samsonova of Russia and No. 11 Karolina Muchova of the Czech Republic also advanced.

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Top-seeded Elina Svitolina of Ukraine defeated Britain's Katie Boulter 7-5, 6-4 and advanced to the quarterfinals in Auckland, New Zealand.

Svitolina converted six of 11 break points to earn a date with Britain's Sonay Kartal, who cruised to a 6-3, 6-1 win against Germany's Ella Seidel in 66 minutes.

No. 5 seed Magda Linette of Poland outlasted Italy's Elisabetta Cocciaretto 7-5, 2-6, 6-3 in two hours and 35 minutes. Up next for Linette is a No. 4 Alexandra Eala of the Philippines, who eliminated Croatia's Petra Marcinko 6-0, 6-2 in 62 minutes.

--Field Level Media

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