Four U.S. women—Keys, Coco Gauff, Jessica Pegula and Emma Navarro—leave Melbourne in the Top 10. Their visible presence should continue into 2025.

Things are somewhat out of control at the Australian Open this year, and that’s got only a little to do with the results on the courts.

Keys got the better of her childhood rival, who has become a controversial figure in Melbourne, on Rod Laver Arena, and made new fans with her ringing endorsement of the city’s coffee scene.