Madison Keys had said it herself back in October: “I want to win every tournament that I’m in the draw of.” And this year, her results backed it up. She went after that dream with everything she had: a Grand Slam victory, two singles titles, and a shot at the WTA Finals. But tennis had other plans.

After two tough losses in the round-robin, she had to pull out of her WTA Finals match against Elena Rybakina on November 5 due to a viral illness. Even so, Keys didn’t hold back, sharing an emotional message about the journey, the ups and downs, and the fire that keeps her going.

Recently, she posted on her official X account, writing, “Not how I wanted the story to end but at the beginning of the year I had the goal of making year end finals again and for that I’m so proud of all of the work

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