Muguruza stuns Halep to reach 2020 Australian Open final

Garbine Muguruza defeated Simona Halep in the semifinal at the 2020 Australian Open to reach another Grand Slam final.

After becoming world number 1 in 2017, Muguruza was not so successful during the 2018 and 2019 season. However, she kicked-off 2020 in a style reaching the final at the Australian Open after defeating Simona Halep.

The Spaniard kept a high-level of the service during the match as she hit 10 aces. In the first set she had already a 5-3 lead, but then she went on to lose 10 points in a row and give Halep 2 set points. But the Romanian was not able to convert them and so the tie-break decided the first set.

There, Halep had another 2 set points which she did not convert. But Muguruza was successful in converting her 3rd to win the first set 7-6(8). In the second set, it was Halep who led already 5-3. But she did not handle the pressure well when serving for the set at 5-4.

Muguruza managed to win another 2 games after leveling the score to take the second set with a 7-5 victory. The Spaniard became the second finalist in Melbourne as she will meet Sofia Kenin in the final. The American disappointed home crowd-favorite Ashleigh Barty with the same results as Muguruza outplayed Halep 7-6 and 7-5.

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