Kenin vs. Muguruza: 2020 Australian Open women's final
Muguruza beats Romanian rival Halep to face Kenin from US in Saturday's final
Ashleigh Barty of Australia competes with Sofia Kenin (not seen) of USA during the Australia Open women's single tennis match in Melbourne, Australia on January 30, 2020. Kenin advanced to final after beating Barty 2 to 0. ( Recep Sakar - Anadolu Agency )
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Garbine Muguruza will meet the U.S.’ Sofia Kenin in the 2020 Australian Open women's final after her 2-0 win over Romania's Simona Halep on Thursday.
Spain's Muguruza beat fourth-seeded Halep with 7-6, 7-5 sets in the semis at Melbourne's Rod Laver Arena, earning the 26-year-old Spaniard a spot in the Australian Open final for the first time.
Muguruza was champion at the 2016 French Open as well as 2017 Wimbledon.
Earlier Thursday, 14th-seeded Kenin eliminated women's no. 1 Ashleigh Barty from Australia with 7-6, 7-5 in Melbourne to reach first grand slam final.
The Australian Open said on its website that the winner of Saturday's final will be awarded the trophy and AU$4.12 million ($2.77 million).
Meanwhile, the 2020 finalist in the women's game will net some AU$2.06 million ($1.38 million).
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