This, essentially, was where Sofia Kenin was going to win or lose the Australian Open final: Down love-40 while serving at 2-all in the third set against two-time major champion Garbiñe Muguruza. TENNIS FED CUP MOVED FROM CHINA AMID VIRAL ILLNESSThe American wouldn't lose another game on her way to earning a Grand Slam title at age 21. Demonstrative as can be -- whether spiking a ball, dropping her racket or slapping her thigh -- the 14th-seeded Kenin won the first major final of her career Saturday by coming back to beat a fading Muguruza 4-6, 6-2, 6-2 at Melbourne Park. With her father, Alex, who also coaches her, watching nervously in the stands, Kenin became the youngest Australian Open champion since 2008, when Maria Sharapova won the hard-court tournament at age 20. A few months later, the family returned to the U.S.; Kenin grew up in Florida and still makes her home there.

Source: Fox News February 01, 2020 11:37 UTC