American Sofia Kenin wins a first Grand Slam title by beating Spain's Garbine Muguruza in three sets in the Australian Open final.
Confident Kenin fulfils a dream long predicted to come true
Raised in Florida, she quickly became a star in the States, featuring on television programmes and the covers of magazines which predicted a successful professional career ahead. Demonstratively frustrated, she came out punching in the second, returning even more relentlessly than usual. Muguruza could not cope.
An ace out wide and a crosscourt forehand winner - after drawing Muguruza into the net - clinched the hold. It also virtually clinched the championship. Some may have thought the former world number one was the favourite to beat Kenin at Melbourne Park, based on her previous success and the way she powered through the draw by beating four seeded players.
The Venezuelan-born player was crestfallen as she lost the match in the worst possible way, apologetically pledging to keep her runners-up speech short because she was"going to get very emotional".
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