Kenin topples Barty in the semifinal of the Australian Open to face Muguruza in the final.

Sofia Kenin topples Ashleigh Barty 7-6⁶ 7-5 in the semifinal in Melbourne on Thursday. Kenin is going to play against Garbine Muguruza in the final.

Score, report, and key facts

1^st set.

Neither player conceded a service game during this set. Therefore the affair had to be decided at the tiebreak. Eventually, the American won the breaker at 6.

2^nd set.

Sofia conquered the set after recovering from 1 break down. In fact, after dropping her serve in the 3^rd (1-2) game, Sofia broke back in the 10^th (5-5) and in the 12^th (7-5) game before winning the set 7-5.

The Australian was unable to find the solution against the opposition in the last 4 games of the set (from 3-5 to 7-5).

Statistics

At the end of the match, the American scored 81 points vs. Barty’s 78 points.

Kenin was effective in converting 50% of the break points that she conquered (2/4). On the other side, Barty was struggling to find the solution in converting her break points (only 25% – 1/4). That was one of the key issues for her demise.

After this match, the head to head between Kenin and Barty is 2-4 for Ashleigh.

Highlights Sofia Kenin vs. Ashleigh Barty Australian Open – Melbourne

Kenin’s Interview

Next Match H2H: Sofia Kenin vs. Garbine Muguruza – stats

Kenin will fight against Muguruza in the final.

This will be the 2^nd time that Sofia Kenin and Garbine Muguruza face off. The head to head is 1-0 for Kenin (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard.

The last time that they competed against each other, Kenin won 6-0 2-6 6-2 in the 1^st round in Beijing back in 2019.

Tennis Scores at the

• Sofia KeninKenin – Ashleigh BartyBarty (7-6⁶ 7-5) – See score progression
• Garbine MuguruzaMuguruza – Simona HalepHalep (7-6⁸ 7-5) – See score progression

Upcoming matches

• Sofia KeninKenin – Garbine MuguruzaMuguruza (1-0) – See H2H details