Ferocious Kenin conquers the Australian Open after beating Muguruza in 3 sets. VIDEO

Sofia Kenin gets the better of Garbine Muguruza 4-6 6-2 6-2 in the final in Melbourne on Saturday to stun the tennis community. Sofia never lost her faith in the match even after she lost the opening set 6-4. After conquering the second set, everything had to be settled in the decider. The key moment was when Sofia was 1-2 0-40 down. From that moment, the American started to fire winners after winners down the line to win the following 5 matches and conquer the title. Unfortunately, the last point was a double fault committed by an unsettled Muguruza.

Highlights Sofia Kenin vs. Garbine Muguruza Australian Open – Melbourne

Score, report, and key facts

1^st set.

The Spaniard won the set after she broke Kenin in the 3^rd (2-1) and in the 9^th (5-4) game. Sofia tried to stage a comeback breaking in the 8^th (4-4) game. Nonetheless, Muguruza didn’t lose the lead before winning the set 6-4.

The Spaniard missed the chance to break Kenin in the 7^th game when she had 3 consecutive chances (0-40).

2^nd set.

Sofia in this set played at a much higher level than Muguruza and eventually she won 6-2 after breaking Garbine in the 4^th (3-1) and in the 8^th (6-2) game.

3rd set.

The American in this set stepped up in great fashion to overplay Garbine and without many problems she won 6-2 after breaking Muguruza in the 6^th (4-2) and in the 8^th (6-2) game. Muguruza was eclipsed in the last 5 games of the set (from 1-2 to 6-2).

Statistics

At the end of the match, the American scored 92 points vs. Muguruza’s 77 points.

Kenin was pretty focused in converting 83% of the break points that she conquered (5/6). On the other side, the Spaniard was struggling when converting her break points (only 17% – 2/12). That was one of the key issues for her defeat.

After this match, the head to head between Kenin and Muguruza is 2-0 for Sofia.

Kenin’s speech and ceremony

After the match, a visibly emotional Sofia Kenin commented

“This is my first speech, but I’m going to try my best. My dream officially came true. I am so emotional. I have worked so hard. These have been the best two weeks of my life.”