Revealed: The heartwarming story that makes Madison Keys' Australian Open win worthy of being turned into a romantic movie
Revealed: The heartwarming story that makes Madison Keys' Australian Open win worthy of being turned into a romantic movie
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Madison Keys has revealed she had to beg her husband to coach her during the depths of despair last year - and now his act of self-sacrifice has helped propel her to the biggest win of her career. The newly crowned Australian Open champion delivered a touching tribute to her close-knit team after claiming an elusive first grand slam crown with a nerve-shredding 6-3 2-6 7-5 victory over world No.1 Aryna Sabalenka at Melbourne Park on Saturday night.
![[Keys' husband Bjorn Fratangelo (pictured together) played a major role in the stunning career turnaround that led to her first grand slam victory]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/26/04/94522593-14326183-image-a-3_1737864609841.jpg)
But Keys saved her most special praise for her life partner Bjorn Fratangelo, crediting the 31-year-old, one-time top-100 men's pro for reviving her career. A former junior prodigy who arrived on the pro scene at 14, Keys feared her best opportunities of capturing a slam may have been behind her following a heartbreaking US Open semi-final loss to Sabalenka in 2023.
![[Fratangelo (pictured with Keys at their wedding last November) gave up his own playing career in a heartwarming sacrifice that has now paid off in the best way possible]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/26/04/94522621-14326183-image-m-5_1737864666300.jpg)
The American won the opening set 6-0 in that one but lost in a third-set tiebreaker after serving for the match. Last year was a depressing one too, with Keys sitting out the Australian Open with injury before being forced to quit with a hamstring strain while leading eventual runner-up Jasmine Paolini 5-2 in the fourth round at Wimbledon.
![[The tennis power couple both broke down in tears after Keys became the queen of Melbourne Park on Saturday night]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/26/04/94523013-14326183-image-a-6_1737864911888.jpg)
Madison Keys poses with the Daphne Akhurst Memorial Cup on Sunday after her roller-coaster three-set win over Aryna Sabalenka at the Australian Open. Keys' husband Bjorn Fratangelo (pictured together) played a major role in the stunning career turnaround that led to her first grand slam victory.
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