On Thursday, Spain's Garbine Muguruza defeated world number-3 Romania's Simona Halep to enter the final of the Australian Open. Muguruza reached the finals of this tournament for the first time. Two-time Grand Slam champion Muguruza defeated Halep 7-6, 7-5 in the women's singles semi-finals to enter the title. Muguruza reached the final of a Grand Slam tournament after two and a half years. She won this match in two hours and five minutes.
Muguruza did not get any seed in this tournament. This is the first time since 2014 that she has not been seeded in a tournament. She won the French Open in 2016 and Wimbledon in 2017. In the finals, on Saturday, World No. 32 Muguruza will face 14th seed America's Sofia Kenin. Kenin entered the finals by beating world number-1 Australia's Ashleigh Barty 7-6, 7-5 in the semi-final match.
After this victory, Muguruza said, "I was not thinking that I would lose. There comes a time when you have opportunities. I knew that it was going to be a tough fight against Simona. But I played with all my energy. "
