American Sofia Kenin fulfilled her potential by winning a first Grand Slam title with victory over Spain's Garbine Muguruza at the Australian Open. Kenin, who turned 21 in November, is the youngest Australian Open champion since Russian Maria Sharapova in 2008. Muguruza's double faults prove costlyGarbine Muguruza was unseeded for the first time at at Grand Slam since 2014Unseeded Muguruza, 26, was aiming to cap a remarkable return to form with a third Grand Slam title to follow victories at the 2016 French Open and Wimbledon a year later. "I'm not very happy about my performance," said Muguruza, who was playing in her first Grand Slam final on a hard court. AnalysisFormer Wimbledon champion Marion Bartoli on BBC Radio 5 LiveI was extremely impressed by the way Kenin dealt with the pressure of playing her first Grand Slam final.

Source: BBC February 01, 2020 10:54 UTC