Australian Open: Muguruza 'smiling inside' despite final loss
4 years, 11 months ago

Australian Open: Muguruza 'smiling inside' despite final loss

The Hindu  

Garbine Muguruza said she was “smiling inside” despite giving up a one-set lead in losing the Australian Open final to fiery American 14th seed Sofia Kenin on Saturday. Kenin, 21 and playing her first Grand Slam final, defeated Muguruza 4-6, 6-2, 6-2 to cap a tournament of surprises in the women's draw in Melbourne. “I think right now it's tough to have a big smile, though I'm smiling inside,” said the former French Open and Wimbledon champion. Today people will say very good things about me, and the next week bad things if you lose.” The Venezuelan-born Spaniard also bristled at the notion that reaching the Melbourne final meant that she was “back”.

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On this day in 2020: Sofia Kenin wins Australian Open women’s singles title
11 months, 1 week ago

On this day in 2020: Sofia Kenin wins Australian Open women’s singles title

The Independent  

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Australian Open 2023: Victoria Azarenka Downs Sofia Kenin in Melbourne
1 year, 11 months ago

Australian Open 2023: Victoria Azarenka Downs Sofia Kenin in Melbourne

News 18  

Victoria Azarenka beat Sofia Kenin 6-4, 7-6 Monday to become the only former Australian Open champion left in the women’s draw. Azarenka, the 24th seed from Belarus, won her titles at Melbourne Park in 2012 and 2013, while American Kenin prevailed to lift the champion’s Daphne Akhurst Cup in 2020. With 2022 champion Ash Barty and Serena Williams both retired, …

Muguruza eager to see back of ‘tough, roller-coaster’ season
2 years, 3 months ago

Muguruza eager to see back of ‘tough, roller-coaster’ season

The Hindu  

Former world number one Garbine Muguruza wants to end a “roller-coaster” season with “a different feeling” after winning her opening match at the Pan Pacific Open on Wednesday. The Spaniard beat Greek qualifier Despina Papamichail 6-4, 6-2 to move into the quarter-finals in Tokyo and gain “a little bit more confidence” in a poor year for the two-time Grand Slam …

Australian Open: One of the most emotional moments of my life, says Nadal after winning 21st Grand Slam title
2 years, 11 months ago

Australian Open: One of the most emotional moments of my life, says Nadal after winning 21st Grand Slam title

India Today  

An emotional Rafael Nadal declared his extraordinary Australian Open final win over Daniil Medvedev as "one of the most emotional of my career". The Spaniard star rallied back from two sets to win in five sets, with the match spanning a remarkable 5 hours and 24 minutes to become the second-longest Grand Slam final in history. The 35-year-old Spaniard, who …

Australian Open 2022: Muguruza, Kontaveit bow out; Sabalenka survives scare
2 years, 11 months ago

Australian Open 2022: Muguruza, Kontaveit bow out; Sabalenka survives scare

The Hindu  

The surprises started early at the Australian Open on Day 4, with third-seeded Garbiñe Muguruza becoming the highest-seeded player to exit the women's draw just minutes after No. READ : Australian Open 2022: Bopanna-Vasselin pair's campaign ends in first round Muguruza is a two-time Grand Slam champion and a two-time major runner-up, too, including making it to the final at …

Australian Open: Garbine Muguruza Stunned in Second Round by 'Dinosaur' Alize Cornet
2 years, 11 months ago

Australian Open: Garbine Muguruza Stunned in Second Round by 'Dinosaur' Alize Cornet

News 18  

French veteran Alize Cornet described herself as “a bit of a dinosaur” after she sent world number three and 2020 finalist Garbine Muguruza crashing out of the Australian Open in the second round Thursday, upsetting the Spaniard 6-3, 6-3. Cornet has never been past the fourth round of a major, but she is hugely experienced, appearing in 60 consecutive Grand …

US Open: Muguruza 'wasn't very happy' with Krejcikova after exit
3 years, 4 months ago

US Open: Muguruza 'wasn't very happy' with Krejcikova after exit

India TV News  

Garbine Muguruza did not like how her topsy-turvy fourth-round match at the US Open against Barbora Krejcikova ended. It also had to do with what Krejcikova did toward the end of her 6-3, 7-6 victory that finished after 1 a.m. as Sunday became Monday — behaviour that two-time major title winner Muguruza told the reigning French Open champion was “so …

Reigning Australian Open champion Sofia Kenin is knocked out in straight sets by Kaia Kanepi
3 years, 10 months ago

Reigning Australian Open champion Sofia Kenin is knocked out in straight sets by Kaia Kanepi

Daily Mail  

Reigning Australian Open champion Sofia Kenin has become the highest-ranked player to be knocked out of the Grand Slam after a surprising defeat. The American world no.4 lost in straight sets, 6-3, 6-2, to unseeded Estonian veteran Kaia Kanepi, 35, at Melbourne Park on Thursday. It was a surprising defeat given the 22-year-old beat Australian world no.1 Ash Barty in …

Australian Open 2021: Defending Champion Sofia Kenin Knocked Out by Kaia Kanepi
3 years, 10 months ago

Australian Open 2021: Defending Champion Sofia Kenin Knocked Out by Kaia Kanepi

News 18  

A crestfallen Sofia Kenin exited the Australian Open in tears Thursday after a straight-sets defeat to Kaia Kanepi ended the world number four’s maiden Grand Slam title defence. Kenin’s return to the scene of her breakthrough Grand Slam title, when she beat Garbine Muguruza in the final, has proved tough after she lost to the Spaniard at last week’s Yarra …

Australian Open 2021: Defending champion Sofia Kenin says she’s ‘obviously not happy’ with patchy first round win
3 years, 11 months ago

Australian Open 2021: Defending champion Sofia Kenin says she’s ‘obviously not happy’ with patchy first round win

Firstpost  

Kenin prevailed 7-5, 6-4 in one hour and 26 minutes, with the American vocal throughout and frustrated with her patchy performance. Melbourne: An “annoyed” Sofia Kenin played with tears in her eyes during her scratchy start Tuesday against local wildcard Maddison Inglis, as she grapples with the pressure of defending her Australian Open title. As the match went, luckily it …

Australian Open: Questions linger as ailing Nadal begins bid for record Grand Slam
3 years, 11 months ago

Australian Open: Questions linger as ailing Nadal begins bid for record Grand Slam

The Hindu  

Rafa Nadal begins his pursuit of a record 21st Grand Slam title at the Australian Open under an injury cloud against Serbian Laslo Djere on Tuesday. Fourth seed Daniil Medvedev, who led Russia to the ATP Cup title on Sunday, faces big-serving Canadian Vasek Pospisil, while fifth seed Stefanos Tsitsipas meets veteran Frenchman Gilles Simon in a clash of the …

Who will win the Australian Open?
3 years, 11 months ago

Who will win the Australian Open?

The Hindu  

The women Ashleigh Barty: Although the global pandemic sidelined world No. Last year, Gauff tweeted, “I promise to always use my platform to help make the world a better place.” Jennifer Brady: “We’ve all seen Jennifer Brady’s athleticism for years and wondered when she’d get it together mentally,” said ESPN analyst Pam Shriver during the 2020 US Open. 1 because …

Garbine Muguruza Lays Down a Marker as Big Names Pull Out of Australian Open Warm-ups
3 years, 11 months ago

Garbine Muguruza Lays Down a Marker as Big Names Pull Out of Australian Open Warm-ups

News 18  

Former world number one Garbine Muguruza sounded out a warning to her Australian Open rivals with a 6-1 6-0 thrashing of Marketa Vondrousova on Saturday to set up a Yarra Valley Open final against Ash Barty. The warm-up tournaments at Melbourne Park were hit by more withdrawals early on Saturday when former Australian Open champions Naomi Osaka and Victoria Azarenka …

Australian Open champion Sofia Kenin named WTA Player of Year; Victoria Azarenka gets comeback honour
4 years, 1 month ago

Australian Open champion Sofia Kenin named WTA Player of Year; Victoria Azarenka gets comeback honour

Firstpost  

Iga Swiatek was named Most Improved Player, Nadia Podoroska was the Newcomer of the Year and Kristina Mladenovic and Timea Babos were the Doubles Team of the Year. Sofia Kenin collected the WTA Player of the Year award on Tuesday after winning the Australian Open in January for her first Grand Slam title and finishing as the runner-up at the …

Clijsters faces Muguruza on tough return in Dubai
4 years, 10 months ago

Clijsters faces Muguruza on tough return in Dubai

The Hindu  

Kim Clijsters faces an unexpectedly tough first match on her comeback after seven years out in Dubai this week - against Australian Open finalist Garbine Muguruza. READ | Her absence moved tournament wild card Muguruza into the draw opposite Clijsters, the four-time Grand Slam singles champion and mother-of-three who is making a return after last competing at the 2012 US …

Aus Open: Rick Macci knew Sofia Kenin would become a sensation
4 years, 11 months ago

Aus Open: Rick Macci knew Sofia Kenin would become a sensation

The Hindu  

Sofia Kenin sent shock waves around Melbourne by winning the Australian Open 16 years after esteemed coach Rick Macci was jolted by the same "Sonic Boom" in Florida. Not many tipped Kenin to win the first slam of the year, but the Russia-born 14th seed's triumph came as no surprise to Macci ​– who was staggered by her ability and …

Dream came true: Sofia Kenin after winning 1st Grand Slam
4 years, 11 months ago

Dream came true: Sofia Kenin after winning 1st Grand Slam

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: American tennis player Sofia Kenin is elated after winning the Australian Open women's singles title, terming the victory as "dream came true." Kenin on Saturday lifted her maiden Gland Slam title after defeating Spain's Garbine Muguruza in the final of the Australian Open. Kenin became the youngest Australian Open women's singles champion in 12 years. The two-times Grand …

Australian Open champion Sofia Kenin hails Naomi Osaka and Bianca Andreescu as her inspirations
4 years, 11 months ago

Australian Open champion Sofia Kenin hails Naomi Osaka and Bianca Andreescu as her inspirations

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Kenin of US tops Muguruza at Australian Open for 1st major
4 years, 11 months ago

Kenin of US tops Muguruza at Australian Open for 1st major

Associated Press  

MELBOURNE, Australia — This, essentially, was where Sofia Kenin was going to win or lose the Australian Open final: She was down love-40 while serving at 2-all in the third set against two-time major champion Garbiñe Muguruza. Demonstrative as can be -- whether spiking a ball, dropping her red-white-and-blue racket or slapping her thigh -- and at her best when …

Australian Open 2020: Sofia Kenin completes turnaround against Garbine Muguruza for first career Major
4 years, 11 months ago

Australian Open 2020: Sofia Kenin completes turnaround against Garbine Muguruza for first career Major

Firstpost  

Sofia Kenin came down from love-40 while serving at 2-all in the third set against Garbine Muguruza. Melbourne: This, essentially, was where Sofia Kenin was going to win or lose the Australian Open final: Down love-40 while serving at 2-all in the third set against two-time major champion Garbine Muguruza. Demonstrative as can be – whether spiking a ball, dropping …

Australian Open: Kenin beats Muguruza to win maiden Grand Slam title
4 years, 11 months ago

Australian Open: Kenin beats Muguruza to win maiden Grand Slam title

The Hindu  

America's Sofia Kenin stunned two-time Major champion Garbine Muguruza to win the Australian Open in her first Grand Slam final on Saturday, becoming the youngest player to lift the trophy in 13 years. If you have dreams, go for it, it's going to come true.” Spain's Muguruza, 26, unseeded for the first time at a Slam since 2014, broke in …

Australian Open 2020: Sofia Kenin stuns Garbine Muguruza to claim maiden Grand Slam title
4 years, 11 months ago

Australian Open 2020: Sofia Kenin stuns Garbine Muguruza to claim maiden Grand Slam title

India TV News  

21-year-old Sofia Kenin on Saturday stunned two-time Grand Slam winner Garbine Muguriza of Spain to win her maiden major at the Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne Park. Kenin reached the first Grand Slam final of her career by beating No. If you work for it, it’s going to come true.” Kenin won the second set 6-2 to level the match …

Australian Open final, as it happened: Kenin beats Muguruza to win first Grand Slam title
4 years, 11 months ago

Australian Open final, as it happened: Kenin beats Muguruza to win first Grand Slam title

The Hindu  

Hello, and welcome to Sportstar 's blog of the Australian Open 2020 women's singles final between Sofia Kenin and Garbine Muguruza. 3 : | 5-2 | Muguruza hits the return against the net and Kenin is now just a game away from her first Grand Slam title. 1: | 2-4 | 15-40 | Muguruza races to three break points but …

Australian Open: Sofia Kenin lifts first major title
4 years, 11 months ago

Australian Open: Sofia Kenin lifts first major title

Al Jazeera  

US tennis player Sofia Kenin fought back from a set down against Spaniard Garbine Muguruza to win her first Grand Slam title at the Australian Open with a 4-6, 6-2, 6-2 win on Saturday. “This is my first speech, but I’m going to try my best,” Kenin said during the trophy ceremony at Rod Laver Arena, where the retractable roof …

Australian Open 2020, women's singles final: Can party crasher Sofia Kenin stop resurgent Garbine Muguruza?
4 years, 11 months ago

Australian Open 2020, women's singles final: Can party crasher Sofia Kenin stop resurgent Garbine Muguruza?

India TV News  

Not many reckoned these two to show up for the Saturday night clash at the Melbourne Park. But it is their respective slayers who will take the centre stage at the Rod Laver Arena on February 1 - 21-year-old Sofia Kenin who reached her maiden Grand Slam final, and Garbine Muguruza from Spain, who will be looking for her third …

Garbine Muguruza’s experience will help in Aus Open final: Justine Henin
4 years, 11 months ago

Garbine Muguruza’s experience will help in Aus Open final: Justine Henin

Deccan Chronicle  

MELBOURNE: Garbine Muguruza’s big-match experience should prove the difference in the Australian Open women’s final against American surprise package Sofia Kenin, according to seven-times Grand Slam champion Justine Henin. “She’s had lots of ups and downs for sure but she’s a girl who has the potential to play semi-finals and finals everywhere.” While Muguruza has returned to the form that …

Garbine Muguruza must command vs Sofia Kenin: Conchita Martinez
4 years, 11 months ago

Garbine Muguruza must command vs Sofia Kenin: Conchita Martinez

Deccan Chronicle  

MELBOURNE: Garbine Muguruza has to be the one taking charge in the Australian Open final against “fighter” Sofia Kenin if she is to win her third Grand Slam title, the Spaniard’s coach Conchita Martinez said on Friday. “It’s not going to be easy, but hopefully she can do it.” Muguruza is unseeded at the Australian Open following a poor 2019 …

Confident Sofia Kenin keen to play Aus Open final vs Garbine Muguruza
4 years, 11 months ago

Confident Sofia Kenin keen to play Aus Open final vs Garbine Muguruza

Deccan Chronicle  

MELBOURNE: Sofia Kenin will be making her debut in a Grand Slam final when she faces Garbine Muguruza for the Australian open title on Saturday but what she lacks in experience the American more than makes up for in courage and confidence. Muguruza has been in three previous Grand Slam finals, winning two of them at Roland Garros and Wimbledon, …

Kenin v Muguruza - the 750-1 Aus Open final that nobody saw coming
4 years, 11 months ago

Kenin v Muguruza - the 750-1 Aus Open final that nobody saw coming

The Hindu  

Serena Williams dominated talk before the Australian Open but Saturday’s women’s final is between unseeded Garbine Muguruza and unheralded Sofia Kenin — a 750-1 longshot of a championship match that nobody predicted. After a tournament of surprises, the 21-year-old Kenin can even supplant Williams as the top-ranked American if she manages another plot twist by beating Spain’s Muguruza in Melbourne. …

Muguruza beats Halep to reach Australian Open final against Kenin
4 years, 11 months ago

Muguruza beats Halep to reach Australian Open final against Kenin

The Hindu  

Unseeded Garbine Muguruza defeated fourth seed Simona Halep on Thursday to set up an Australian Open final with surprise-package Sofia Kenin, who defeated World No. Muguruza, unseeded at a Grand Slam for the first time since 2014, squandered two set points in the breaker while saving two more for Halep, and then clinched it with a stop volley that Halep …

Australian Open results: Simona Halep OUT
4 years, 11 months ago

Australian Open results: Simona Halep OUT

The Independent  

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Kenin revels in limelight after reaching Australian Open final
4 years, 11 months ago

Kenin revels in limelight after reaching Australian Open final

The Hindu  

Sofia Kenin stunned world number one Ash Barty to reach her first grand slam final at the Australian Open but it came as no surprise to the American, who always believed. Kenin spoiled the 'Barty Party' on Thursday, the 14th seed upstaging the Australian star 7-6, 7-5 in sweltering heat in Melbourne, where the temperature soared towards 40 degrees Celsius. …

Australian Open semifinal: Muguruza beats Halep, sets up Kenin clash
4 years, 11 months ago

Australian Open semifinal: Muguruza beats Halep, sets up Kenin clash

The Hindu  

Unseeded Garbine Muguruza defeated fourth seed Simona Halep on Thursday to set up an Australian Open final with surprise-package Sofia Kenin. Good recovery Halep and Muguruza, who have both won the French Open and Wimbledon, were too close to split in a nervy first set. Muguruza, unseeded at a Grand Slam for the first time since 2014, squandered two set …

Sofia Kenin stuns home favourite Ashleigh Barty in straight sets to reach the Australian Open final
4 years, 11 months ago

Sofia Kenin stuns home favourite Ashleigh Barty in straight sets to reach the Australian Open final

Daily Mail  

Ash Barty cradled her 12-week-old niece as she tried to shrug off the acute disappointment of ending Australia's 42-year wait for a homegrown women's winner at their Open. Instead of Barty carrying the nation's hopes into Saturday's championship match there will be the unlikely final of No 14 seed Sofia Kenin against former Wimbledon champion Garbine Muguruza. Sofia Kenin has …

Patience the key for rejuvenated Muguruza as semifinal awaits
4 years, 11 months ago

Patience the key for rejuvenated Muguruza as semifinal awaits

The Hindu  

Garbine Muguruza emphasised the importance of patience after the two-time Grand Slam champion reached the Australian Open semifinals on Wednesday. Muguruza, who split from Martinez two years ago, advanced to her first semifinal since the 2018 French Open after outlasting 30th seed Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 7-5, 6-3 on Rod Laver Arena midweek. 'Just hang in there' Unseeded for the first time …

Australian Open 2020: Muguruza vs Pavlyuchenkova quarters report
4 years, 11 months ago

Australian Open 2020: Muguruza vs Pavlyuchenkova quarters report

The Hindu  

Garbine Muguruza's renaissance continued after the two-time grand slam champion overcame Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 7-5, 6-3 to reach the Australian Open semifinal. And former world number one Muguruza moved through to her first major semifinal since the 2018 French Open thanks to Wednesday's hard-fought win against 30th seed Pavlyuchenkova. Holds of serve were at a premium from the outset in Melbourne …

Aus Open: Sofia Kenin beats Ons Jabeur, reaches semi-final for first time
4 years, 11 months ago

Aus Open: Sofia Kenin beats Ons Jabeur, reaches semi-final for first time

Deccan Chronicle  

MELBOURNE: Sofia Kenin kept her game neat and tidy to see off big-hitting Tunisian Ons Jabeur 6-4 6-4 at the Australian Open on Tuesday and reach her first Grand Slam semi-final. “I’m super excited, it was a tough match,” said Kenin, whose previous best show at a Grand Slam was the fourth round at Roland Garros last year. Unforced errors …

Australian Open 2020: Sofia Kenin continues dominating run to enter semifinals
4 years, 11 months ago

Australian Open 2020: Sofia Kenin continues dominating run to enter semifinals

India TV News  

Sofia Kenin's breakthrough run at Grand Slam tournament has continued to the semifinals at the Australian Open. In the semifinals, she'll play either top-ranked Ash Barty, the French Open champion who is aiming to break an Australian drought at the national championship, or two-time Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova, who reached the final here last year. He best previous run at …

Australian Open: Garbine Muguruza brushes away Kiki Bertens to reach quarters
4 years, 11 months ago

Australian Open: Garbine Muguruza brushes away Kiki Bertens to reach quarters

Deccan Chronicle  

MELBOURNE: Garbine Muguruza’s participation at the Australian Open had been in doubt due to illness but Monday’s demolition of Kiki Bertens to reach the quarter-finals proved she is not only nearing full health but could also be a genuine title contender. “Starting the Grand Slam not feeling great it’s not a good feeling,” she said of the viral illness that …

Australian Open: Garbine Muguruza defeats Kiki Bertens
4 years, 11 months ago

Australian Open: Garbine Muguruza defeats Kiki Bertens

The Hindu  

Two-time Grand Slam champion Garbine Muguruza underlined her return to form as she beat ninth seed Kiki Bertens in 68 minutes to reach the Australian Open quarterfinals on Monday. The unseeded former world number one won 6-3, 6-3 on Rod Laver Arena and faces German 17th seed Angelique Kerber or 30th seed Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova of Russia in the last eight. …

Australian Open 2020: Tunisia's Ons Jabeur hopes to inspire more people after becoming first Arab player to reach a Grand Slam QF
4 years, 11 months ago

Australian Open 2020: Tunisia's Ons Jabeur hopes to inspire more people after becoming first Arab player to reach a Grand Slam QF

Firstpost  

Jabeur, who sent former world number one Caroline Wozniacki into retirement in the previous round, described herself as a “100% Tunisian product” having turned down opportunities to train abroad to continue developing her game at home. Melbourne: Ons Jabeur hopes her success at the Australian Open will inspire other players from her region after the Tunisian became the first Arab …

Another seed out in Australian Open as Garbiñe Muguruza beats Elina Svitolina in straight sets
4 years, 11 months ago

Another seed out in Australian Open as Garbiñe Muguruza beats Elina Svitolina in straight sets

India TV News  

Two-time major winner Garbiñe Muguruza has beaten fifth-seeded Elina Svitolina 6-1, 6-2 to reach the fourth round of the Australian Open. Muguruza, who won the French Open in 2016 and Wimbledon the following year, took the first set in 23 minutes and conceded just 12 points in seven games. Against Svitolina, a quarterfinalist at the last two Australian Open tournaments …

Nadal, Kyrgios Through as Freak Weather Hits Australian Open
4 years, 11 months ago

Nadal, Kyrgios Through as Freak Weather Hits Australian Open

The Quint  

As action resumed Alexander Zverev, another man who has a running feud with Kyrgios, showed signs of a return to form as he downed Egor Gerasimov 7-6, 6-4, 7-5. However, fifth seed Dominic Thiem had a scare as he was taken to five sets by Australia's 140th-ranked Alex Bolt before recovering his composure to win 6-2, 5-7, 6-7, 6-1, 6-2. …

Aus Open: Garbine Muguruza hopes to reach new heights after win
4 years, 11 months ago

Aus Open: Garbine Muguruza hopes to reach new heights after win

Deccan Chronicle  

MELBOURNE: Having scaled Africa’s highest mountain during the offseason, former world number one Garbine Muguruza hopes to reach new heights at the Australian Open after suffering a tumble down the world rankings in 2019. The Venezuela-born Spaniard made another determined push at Melbourne Park on Thursday, heaving herself out of a mid-match slump against Australia’s Ajla Tomljanovic to reach the …

Garbine Muguruza hopes to be fit for Australian Open
4 years, 11 months ago

Garbine Muguruza hopes to be fit for Australian Open

The Hindu  

Garbine Muguruza hopes to be fit for the Australian Open after withdrawing from the Hobart International due to a viral illness. READ | Sania Mirza in doubles semifinals of Hobart International Heather Watson beat top seed Elise Mertens 6-7, 6-4, 7-5 to reach the semifinal, while Kudermetova will take on Zhang Shuai. Second seed Halep lasted just one hour and …

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