Jessica Pegula, Australian Open and Madison Keys
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Jessica Pegula and Madison Keys brought fun vibes to their post-match press conferences Saturday. With the two set to face in the Australian Open Round of 16, each discussed being a cohost of the Player's Box Podcast and a debatable food combination.
The Australian Open's fifth day featured thrilling matches, with Madison Keys defeating Ashlyn Krueger, Novak Djokovic facing Francesco Maestrelli, and Jannik Sinner playing against James Duckworth. Women's top players,
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.
Defending champion Madison Keys saved two set points after trailing 4-0 in both the first set and tiebreaker against a crafty Oleksandra Oliynykova. The World No. 9 capitalized on the first-set win to advance to the second round at the 2026 Australian Open.