Aryna Sabalenka def. Madison Keys — Quarterfinal, Brisbane International 2026

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Brisbane International 2026

WTA 500HardBrisbane, Australia

Played9 Jan 2026

Rounds
  1. R64
  2. R32
  3. R16
  4. QF
  5. Semifinal
  6. Final

🇧🇾ranked WTA number 1 going into this drawWon

Aryna Sabalenka seeded 1 6 6

🇺🇸ranked WTA number 7 going into this draw

Madison Keys seeded 5 3 3

🇧🇾A. SabalenkaAryna SabalenkavM. KeysMadison Keys🇺🇸

🇧🇾Aryna Sabalenka

🇺🇸Madison Keys

Match stats

Serve

5

Aces

4

2

Double faults

8

55%

1st serve in

61%

72%

1st serve points won

60%

48%

2nd serve points won

33%

62%

Service points won

50%

3/5

Break points saved

6/11

Return

50%

Return points won

38%

5/11

Break points won

2/5

75

Total points won

60

Head to head

3–1 Sabalenka

  1. This matchBrisbane QFwon by Sabalenka
  2. 2025HardIndian Wells SFwon by Sabalenka
  3. 2025HardMelbourne Fwon by Keys
  4. 2024HardBeijing R16won by Sabalenka

Stats, 6 months going in

Won–lost

8–2

Last 10 matches

5–5

2–0

Last 30 days

2–0

By surface

15–2

Hard

7–3

4–1

Indoor hard

0–2

0–1

Grass

–

By round

2–1

QF

0–1

2–2

SF

–

2–0

At WTA 500s

2–0

How their matches go

22

Completed matches

12

59%

Won in straight sets

25%

23%

Won after losing a set

33%

9%

Lost after winning a set

25%

9%

Lost in straight sets

17%

6–2

Tiebreaks

5–2

5–2

Deciding sets

4–3

16/17

Won after winning set 1

3/6

2/5

Won after losing set 1

4/6

Serve and return, last 5 matches

68%

1st serve in

62%

71%

1st serve points won

65%

49%

2nd serve points won

43%

65%

Break points saved

50%

44%

Return points won

40%

43%

Break points won

43%

5.2

Aces a match

4.8

1.2

Double faults a match

7.8

Last 14 days

2

Matches

2

4

Sets

5

1

Days since last match

1

Common opponents, 6 monthsCommon opponents, 6 months going in

OpponentAryna SabalenkaMadison Keys
🇰🇿RybakinaNo. 5
🇰🇿RybakinaNo. 5LostRiyadh FWonWuhan QFLostCincinnati QFLostCincinnati R16
🇺🇸AnisimovaNo. 4
🇺🇸AnisimovaNo. 4WonRiyadh SFWonNew York FLostLondon SFLostRiyadh RR
Total
Total3–30–2

Last 10 matches going in

LatestAryna SabalenkaMadison Keys
1Won🇷🇴S. CirsteaSorana CirsteaNo. 43No. 43 · 8 JanBrisbane R16 · 8 JanWon🇷🇺D. ShnaiderDiana ShnaiderNo. 21No. 21 · 8 JanBrisbane R16 · 8 Jan
2Won🇪🇸C. BucsaCristina BucsaNo. 51No. 51 · 6 JanBrisbane R32 · 6 JanWon🇺🇸M. KesslerMcCartney KesslerNo. 31No. 31 · 6 JanBrisbane R32 · 6 Jan
3Lost🇰🇿E. RybakinaElena RybakinaNo. 6No. 6 · 8 NovRiyadh F · 8 NovLost🇺🇸A. AnisimovaAmanda AnisimovaNo. 4No. 4 · 3 NovRiyadh RR · 3 Nov
4Won🇺🇸A. AnisimovaAmanda AnisimovaNo. 4No. 4 · 7 NovRiyadh SF · 7 NovLost🇵🇱I. ŚwiątekIga ŚwiątekNo. 2No. 2 · 1 NovRiyadh RR · 1 Nov
5Won🇺🇸C. GauffCoco GauffNo. 3No. 3 · 6 NovRiyadh RR · 6 NovLost🇲🇽R. ZarazuaRenata ZarazuaNo. 73No. 73 · 25 AugNew York R128 · 25 Aug
6Won🇺🇸J. PegulaJessica PegulaNo. 5No. 5 · 4 NovRiyadh RR · 4 NovLost🇰🇿E. RybakinaElena RybakinaNo. 12No. 12 · 13 AugCincinnati R16 · 13 Aug
7Won🇮🇹J. PaoliniJasmine PaoliniNo. 8No. 8 · 2 NovRiyadh RR · 2 NovWon🇯🇵A. ItoAoi ItoR32 · 11 AugCincinnati R32 · 11 Aug
8Lost🇺🇸J. PegulaJessica PegulaNo. 7No. 7 · 11 OctWuhan SF · 11 OctWon🇩🇪E. LysEva LysNo. 69No. 69 · 9 AugCincinnati R64 · 9 Aug
9Won🇰🇿E. RybakinaElena RybakinaNo. 10No. 10 · 10 OctWuhan QF · 10 OctLost🇩🇰C. TausonClara TausonNo. 19No. 19 · 5 AugCanada QF · 5 Aug
10Won🇷🇺L. SamsonovaLiudmila SamsonovaNo. 21No. 21 · 9 OctWuhan R16 · 9 OctWon🇨🇿K. MuchováKarolína MuchováNo. 14No. 14 · 3 AugCanada R16 · 3 Aug