Garbiñe Muguruza is a 2.5 year following her title at Wimbledon, in the finals of a Grand Slam tournament. The Spanish found on Saturday in the American’s surprise, Sofia Kenin, in the final showdown of the Australian Open as well as ongeplaatste shape the course of history in Melbourne, australia.
In the past it was more than two times that of the Australian Open final for the women’s was won by a ongeplaatste player. Chris O’neil in 1978, the first of which failed, and Serena Williams followed her example in the year 2007.
The 26-year-old Muguruza, hopes are done, but you will want to show them that they finally returned to the top of the vrouwentennis. The Spanish wrote that, in 2016, Roland Garros, to her name, has won a year later, nothing was too much trouble and occupied in 2017 and for several weeks in the number one position, but it was not fixed.
In its last eight participated in a Grand Slam tournament, it was Muguruza five times in the first and second round-off. Only one time, and the current number is 32, the world is farther than the second round; and in 2018 reached the last four at Roland Garros tennis stadium, with a sparse sound and the sagging world champions.
At the Us Open seemed to Muguruza in a very early stage of its cases to deal with, because of its openingspartij against compatriot Shelby Rogers won the first set, not a single game. It was not to be. Muguruza has been one of the first Australian Open finalist in the Open Era (since 1968) of the first set of her eersterondepartij, 6-0, lost.
“This is an incredible achievement, but the goal is to get to the big cup is the way to go,” said Muguruza after her semi-final match against Simona Halep in two sets, defeated. “I’m confident that I’ll have to look for this kind of important matches at this stage of the play. I need to be calm, trying to keep up.”
finally, Garbiñe Muguruza, wrote 2017 in the World in her name. (Photo: )
Kenin-youngest Us Open finalist since 2008)
you can Muguruza can be the first Hispanic to be the Australian Open win, but then it has to be over Kenin. The talented American has already, to the surprise of the tournament, and gave it a status effect, the world’s number one, Ashleigh Barty, in the semi-finals in two sets, set aside.
With her for 21 years and 79 days Kenin, the youngest Us Open finalist since Ana Ivanovic in 2008, as compared to 201 days, as older, Maria Sharapova standing there. For Kenin is in the tournament already passed, since they came up with this year’s edition of the Australian Open, never been further than the fourth round at a Grand Slam.
Kenin, who is on her way to the finals, is also leaving tienersensatie Coco Gauff, I saw a dream come true at Barty. “It’s surreal. I have always believed that I can be, I just didn’t know when to use them. When I reach the age of, I think it’s amazing. At this point, it is not to everyone’s taste, so I am very, very grateful.”
in The final match, the women will begin on Saturday at 9: 30 a.m. (local time) at the Rod Laver Arena. This will be the second meeting between Kenin and Muguruza, who meet at the end of september, 2019, for the first time, met at the Premier Mandatory event in Beijing. Kenin won the match in three sets, 6-0, 2-6, and 6-2.
Sofia Kenin for the first time in a Grand Slam final. (Photo: )