Ranking rise costs Keys place in Austin event
- Madison Keys has withdrawn from the ATX Open due to WTA rules that permit only one top-10 player in 250-level tournaments.
- Keys won the Australian Open by defeating Aryana Sabalenka, marking her first Grand Slam title.
- Following her victory, Keys rose from 14th to 7th in the WTA rankings.
- The ATX Open will take place from February 22 to March 2, 2025, in Austin, Texas.
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Australian Open champ blocked from playing tournament due to little known rule
AUSTRALIAN OPEN champion Madison Keys will not be able to play in Austin, Texas next month due to a little-known WTA rule. The American, 29, produced an incredible performance to defeat Aryna Sabalenka and claim the trophy Down Under last Saturday. GettyMadison Keys won the Australian Open last Saturday[/caption] Despite being a former U.S. Open champion in 2017, Keys had gone into the tournament as 19th seed and was not expected to go all the w…
Tennis-Ranking rise costs Keys place in Austin event
(Reuters) - Newly-crowned Australian Open champion Madison Keys would have expected to receive invitations to more tournaments in the coming months but the ATX Open in Austin was forced to drop the American after she climbed into the top 10 in the rankings. Read full story


Ranking rise costs Keys place in Austin event
Newly-crowned Australian Open champion Madison Keys would have expected to receive invitations to more tournaments in the coming months but the ATX Open in Austin was forced to drop the American after she climbed into the top 10 in the rankings.Keys beat the top two seeds, Iga Swiatek and defending champi
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