I realize this is way too soon but do you guys see Keys continuing her run from here? Maybe runs at Indian Wells and Miami?
EDIT: Actually just realized Doha and Dubai are first up on the women's side in terms of 1000's.
This is the question.
On the one hand, I think that most likely this Slam is an incredibly well-earned, fantastic career bookend - in terms of highest achievement - and it will most likely be Keys' only Slam. This doesn't I expect her to fade away - she'll still have wins over top players, win non-Slams, make decent Slam runs. But, I don't think it's that unreasonable to think she doesn't win another Slam. Certainly not going through the type of draw she just did in the manner she did - winning in three sets vs. a handful of very top players. In the after glow of the win, it's easy to to think that she will just go on and win a few others. But, nothing has changed - Keys is still Keys - both the upside (which was on full display here) and the downside, meaning she's not suddenly immune from the stretches of error-filled play which has caused her to come up short previously. And the competition hasn't changed - there's still just a lot of tough players, and this incredible win notwithstanding, I'm not sure I'd ever pick Maddy over the field in any given Slam.
Flip side, why can't she go "full Wawrinka" and at this later stage of her career consistently be part of the upper level of women's tennis for a period and nab one or two more Slams. As we all know, she has the physical tools. But does this Slam win give her enough confidence and "purpose" as a top player to really be there consistently? Or will the newfound attention and expectations work against her? IMO, if she's going to win more, then this Slam has to light a fire for her to train even harder, to do anything she can to put herself in position to win Slams. Will she have this mindset - "I want to prove I can do it again" - or is she going to be quietly satisfied in the vein of "I got mine, anything else is just a bonus." If it's the latter, I don't see her winning another Slam.
I'd have to imagine she might replace Bjorn as her main coach with someone else. Commentators kept on saying how he's her main coach reluctantly. Obviously doesn't mean he can't still be a presence.
Note: I realized after the fact that the the post I was responding to was simply talking about this season's "run," not necessarily the prognosis for the rest of her career. Nevertheless, those are my thoughts on whether she'll win more Slams.