Her fellow American, Keys, won her maiden Grand Slam title this year<\/a>, stunning Iga Swiatek and Aryna Sabalenka in back-to-back matches to seal victory in Melbourne.<\/p>\n The pair faced off in a WTA<\/a> final right before the Australian Open began, battling it out for the title in Adelaide.<\/p>\n Pegula and Keys<\/a> have now revealed what they were messaging each other about on the morning of the final.<\/p>\n Jessica Pegula and Madison Keys were trying to sort flights to Melbourne right before Adelaide final<\/p>\n During the latest episode of \u2018The Player\u2019s Box Podcast\u2019, Pegula and Keys recalled a discussion they had before the Adelaide International final.<\/p>\n \u201cJess [Pegula] and I played in the finals of Adelaide this year, and we finished the match. We were both trying to rush to get to Melbourne and figure things out,\u201d said Keys.<\/p>\n \u201cBefore the match, we were texting the morning of our final. \u2018Hey, should we just fly together to Melbourne? We can just split it, we\u2019ll finish our match, and what time do you think we can get to the airport?\u201d<\/p>\n Pegula explained how concerned she was about not making it to Melbourne in time.<\/p>\n \u201cObviously, I know we\u2019re going to go out there and compete; we were trying to get to Melbourne, there were no flights,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n \u201cI played Monday, so I had one day before the Australian Open<\/a>, and we were trying to decide if we should fly private and just split it with our teams.<\/p>\n \u201cIt was just a conversation that needed to happen. We had no other option.\u201d<\/p>\n Keys was victorious in the Adelaide final against Pegula and received a lengthy message from the world number four after the match.<\/p>\n \u201cJess sent me the longest, nicest message, saying you played unreal today, you could genuinely win the Australian Open,\u201d said Keys.<\/p>\n \u201cI was like, thank you!\u201d<\/p>\n Pegula got her prediction spot on, as Keys won her second title of the year shortly after, extending her winning streak to 12 matches.<\/p>\n Madison Keys\u2019 winning streak2025 ASB Classic QF [LOSS] v Clara Tauson 1. 2025 Adelaide International 1R [WIN] v Beatriz Haddad Maia2. 2025 Adelaide International 2R [WIN] v Jelena Ostapenko3. 2025 Adelaide International QF [WIN] v Daria Kasatkina4. 2025 Adelaide International SF [WIN] v Liudmila Samsonova5. 2025 Adelaide International F [WIN] v Jessica Pegula6. 2025 Australian Open 1R [WIN] v Ann Li7. 2025 Australian Open 2R [WIN] v Elena-Gabriela Ruse8. 2025 Australian Open 3R [WIN] v Danielle Collins9. 2025 Australian Open 4R [WIN] v Elena Rybakina10. 2025 Australian Open QF [WIN] v Elina Svitolina11. 2025 Australian Open SF [WIN] v Iga Swiatek12. 2025 Australian Open F [WIN] v Aryna Sabalenka13. 2025 Indian Wells 2R [WIN] v Anastasia Potapova14. 2025 Indian Wells 3R [WIN] v Elise Mertens15. 2025 Indian Wells 4R [WIN] v Donna Vekic16. 2025 Indian Wells QF [WIN] v Belinda Bencic2025 Indian Wells SF [LOSS] v Aryna Sabalenka<\/p>\n The 30-year-old hasn\u2019t enjoyed too much success recently, however, as Keys lost in the first round of the US Open<\/a>.<\/p>\n![\"Aryna](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2195838409-1-1024x683.jpg\")
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