American Sofia Kenin defeated Garbine Muguruza to win the Australian OpenSofia Kenin won her maiden Grand Slam title after defeating Garbine Muguruza in the Australian Open women's singles final on Saturday. Following in the footsteps of Naomi Osaka, Ashleigh Barty and Bianca Andreescu, American Kenin produced a brilliant performance in her first major final, coming from a set down to win 4-6 6-2 6-2. "This is my first speech but I'm going to try my best," said Kenin after receiving the trophy from Lindsay Davenport 20 years after her title. Muguruza made 45 unforced errors as she fell to defeatBut Kenin was left frustrated again when Muguruza, 26, broke back before successfully serving out the set in 52 minutes. From there, Kenin strode with purpose towards the second set, eventually taking it 6-2 with another break.

Source: Sky sports February 01, 2020 11:16 UTC