Australian Open 2020 Women’s Final Highlights: Sofia Kenin defeated Garbine Muguruza to win the Australian Open.
Australian Open 2020 Women’s Singles Final, Sofia Kenin vs Garbiñe Muguruza: 21-year-old Sofia Kenin ousted Spain’s Garbine Muguruza 4-6 6-2 6-2 to win the Australian Open Women’s Singles title, which also was her maiden Grand Slam trophy. USA’s Kenin started the match with a positive intent but failed short from getting past her opponent in the opening set.
However, showcasing some great control over her emotions, Kenin outplayed the Spaniard in the next two sets and ended the contest with ease.
Kenin had advanced to the finals after defeating local star Ash Barty in the semis, while her opponent overpowered 2019 Wimbledon champion Simona Halep to make the final cut. This was the second encounter between the pair and the outcome was similar to the previous one. Kenin had last year defeated Muguruza 6-0 2-6 6-2 in China Open.
Highlights
Kenin is one game away from destiny but she might have to wait a bit longer for it. Two successive points for the Spaniard, but Kenin makes sure her opponent doesn't hold her for a love. Despite taking a 40-15 lead, the Spaniard loses the plot as her opponent pushes the game into deuce. Kenin with a powerful return, helping her take the advantage but fails to earn the second point, returning it wide of the court. After deuce, advantage, deuce, advantage, Kenin finally wraps the contest with a drop shot.The 21-year-old from the USA is your new Australian Open Women's Singles champion.
This definitely has to be the most enthralling game of the match so far. After going 40-0, Muguruza squanders her advantage in front of the 21-year-old, who pushes the contest in deuce. Muguruza earns the first point but fails to wrap it up. Kenin, on the other hand, maintains her momentum and sends a strong forehand smash and finally sends another powerful return to make it 3-2 in the third set.
High on emotions, Sofia Kenin starts off the third game of the final set with terrific defence and then continues her momentum as Muguruza commits two unforced errors. After leading 30-15, she then smashes a lofted return by Muguruza to earn the winner and then finally wraps it up a strong backhand, which her opponent returns wide of the playing area.
Sofia Kenin settles scores in an emphatic way in the second set. After trailing 30-0, Muguruza smashes the ball, just inside the court, which was initially challenged by Kenin, she then goes on to win the second point with another powerful forehand. However, the American has the final say as she clinches the game 40-30 and goes to win the set 6-2. ud83cuddfaud83cuddf8 Swingin' Sonya ud83cuddfaud83cuddf8The 21-year-old powers to a break to claim the second set 6-2 in 32 minutes. The title will be determined in the decider!#AO2020 | #AusOpen | @SofiaKenin pic.twitter.com/zGwJkAhJB0— #AusOpen (@AustralianOpen) February 1, 2020
Muguruza finally breaks Kenin's three successive games with a gold hold. After leading 30-15, she plays a forehand down-the-line, which her opponent fails to return and wraps up the game with a curling ace.
Kenin is doing everything possible to win the second set and make her way back into the contest. After taking a 2-1 lead, she opens the fourth game of the ongoing set with a strong backhand. However, her opponent has been extremely good as he goes on to win the next two points, which included a strong forehand return to lofted return close to the nets. But a pumped up Kenin ensures that it's not a cakewalk for her opponent as she holds her opponent to 30 and eventually goes on to win it 40-30.
This game started off with a great rally with Muguruza making an unforced-error to go 15-0 behind. However, the Spaniard bounced back to earn three consecutive points to make it 40-15. But Kenin showed signs of a comeback, following another short rally, which ended after Muguruza slammed it into the nets. However, in the end the Spaniard clinched the opening set, winning it 6-4.
Sofia Kenin once again produces some great fight to reduce the deficit from 2-4 to 3-4. Her opponent was already leading 0-40 but Kenin responded well to the challenge with a solid backhand and then an inside-out forehand. With the game entering deuce, Kenin took control of the proceedings with some brilliant drop shots. She finally wins it with a pin-point cross-court return after a powerful serve.
Garbine Muguruza is setting up the tone and making it harder for her opponent Kenin. However, in the fifth game of the opening set Kenin secures two successive points in a row. She follows it by returning a short ball, which fell on her backhand, down the line to clinch this game.
An intense final underway in Melbourne. Muguruza uses her experience to get the upper hand, As Kenin tries to get close to second hold, Muguruza responds by two successive crosscourt forehand winners to bring up break point.
Muguruza bounces back in the second game, despite trailing 30-0. She did it with some powerful serves as she secures her opening game of the contest.
Sofia Kenin starts off by winning the first game of the opening set 40-15. After throwing in a couple of drop shots, she wrapped up the first game with a nice angled crosscourt forehand, which the Spaniard fails to return.
Sofia Kenin advanced to the final after beating local star Ash Barty 7-8 7-5, while her opponent overpowered the 2019 Wimbledon champion Simona Halep 7-6 7-5 to make the final cut. Who will emerge victorious today?
The pair have met each other on just one occasion in China Open last year, which Kenin won 6-0 2-6 6-2 on a hard court.
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