By Shrivathsa Sridhar MELBOURNE (Reuters) -Defending champion Aryna Sabalenka will battle American 19th seed Madison Keys in the final on Saturday looking to become the first woman since Martina Hingis from 1997-99 to win the Australian Open title three times in a row.

Madison Keys stuns Aryna Sabalenka in Australian Open final as World No 1 smashes racket in defeat - live - Keys triumphs to win first grand slam title, defeating Sabalenka 6-3 2-6 7-5 in a nerve-shre

Aryna Sabalenka aims to become the first woman since Martina Hingis to win three consecutive Australian Open titles as she faces Madison Keys in the final. Despite past triumphs, Sabalenka must overcome Keys' impressive form.

Keys’ 6-3, 2-6, 7-5 victory stops Belarusian Sabalenka’s bid to become the first woman to claim three straight Melbourne Park titles since Martina Hingis.

Aryna Sabalenka and Iga Swiatek, the top two seeds, will be in action in women’s singles semifinals on the 12th day in Melbourne.

Underdog Madison Keys denied top seed Aryna Sabalenka's place in history after winning a nerve-jangling women's final at the Australian Open on Saturday, while Henry Patten and Harri Heliovaara claimed the men's doubles title.

Madison Keys exorcises some grand slam demons as a rare underdog making good in Melbourne, while Aryna Sabalenka comes to terms with losing. Here are the quick hits from the penultimate day of the Australian Open.

Sabalenka is guaranteed to remain at world number one because of Swiatek's defeat, while Keys will break back into the top 10 for the first time since 2019.A victory in the final will see Keys equal the career-high ranking of seven she reached in 2016.

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Day 12 of the Australian Open will host the semifinals of the women's singles and men's doubles events on Thursday

Defending champion Aryna Sabalenka will battle American 19th seed Madison Keys in the final on Saturday looking to become the first woman since Martina Hingis from 1997-99 to win the Australian Open title three times in a row.

MELBOURNE - Defending champion Aryna Sabalenka will battle American 19th ... Also on Saturday, the men's doubles final sees Italians Simone Bolelli and Andrea Vavassori take on Briton Henry ...