Professional tennis players are generally well-accustomed to traveling with an excess amount of luggage, but boarding a flight with a grand slam trophy was a new experience for Madison Keys.

The newlywed Keys, whose husband and coach is former American tennis player Bjorn Fratangelo, said after some much needed sleep, they'll be "back to work on Monday" to prepare for "lots of tournaments" including the BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells and the Miami Open back to back in March.

Keys, who rose to world No. 7 after winning her first Grand Slam title, had entered the WTA 250-level ATX Open in Austin, Tex., which begins February 24. The American entered the tournament as world No. 21, with fellow American Jessica Pegula entering as world No. 6.

Australian Open champion Madison Keys credits therapy with helping her understand herself, and that helped her become a better tennis player.

America’s Madison Keys have been denied entry into an ATP 250 event because of an interesting reason. The 29-year-old recently achieve the biggest prize of her career as she lifted her maiden Grand Slam in Melbourne.

Madison Keys’ Grand Slam window wasn’t just closing. It had been slammed shut. She has always been an excellent player, but it felt like women’s tennis had passed her by. Far from her peak in 2017, when she was ranked No.

Madison Keys says she kept telling herself to be brave down the stretch of a tight third set in the Australian Open final against two-time defending champion Aryna Sabalenka.

Keys, ranked 14th and seeded 19th, prevented Sabalenka from earning what would have been her third women's trophy in a row at the Australian Open — something last accomplished by Martina Hingis from 1997-99 — and her fourth major title overall.

In the deciding set of the Australian Open finals on January 25, Illinois-born, Florida-raised Madison Keys, the 19th ranked player, steeled herself against her opponent, Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus, the formidable No.

Serbia's Davis Cup captain Viktor Troicki has sensationally declared Tony Jones should be "banned for life" for his treatment of Novak Djokovic at the Australian Open. And women's champion Madison Keys has been barred from playing her planned next tournament because her ranking is now too high.

Recent Australian Open champion Madison Keys sat down for an interview with CBS Morning, where she reflected on her emotions after winning her first Grand Slam title by defeating world No.