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Australian Open women's final facts and figures ahead of Saturday's match (x denotes seeding): Garbine Muguruza (ESP) v Sofia Kenin (USA x14) Head-to-head: Kenin leads 1-0 Fast facts Muguruza: Age - 26; World ranking - 32; Prize money - $19,270,804; Career titles - 7; Grand Slam titles - 2; Australian Open best - Final (2020) Muguruza has roared back to form after a wretched second half of 2019 in which she failed to win two matches in a row. She climbed Mount Kilimanjaro in the off-season and, crucially, reunited with fellow Spaniard and fellow former Wimbledon champion Conchita Martinez as her coach. Kenin: Age - 21; World ranking - 15; Prize money - $2,959,382; Career titles - 3; Grand Slam titles - 0; Australian Open best - Final (2020) Kenin was born in Moscow and moved to the United States with her family as a small girl, eventually settling in Florida after starting out in New York. Enjoyed a breakthrough year in 2019, reaching a career-high 12 and winning three WTA titles. Paths to the final Muguruza 1st rd: bt Shelby Rogers (USA) 0-6, 6-1, 6-0 2nd rd: bt Ajla Tomljanovic (AUS) 6-3, 3-6, 6-3 3rd rd: bt Elina Svitolina (UKR x5) 6-1, 6-2 4th rd: bt Kiki Bertens (NED x16) 6-3, 6-3 5th rd: bt Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (RUS x30) 7-5, 6-3 Semi-final: bt Simona Halep (ROM x4) 7-6 (10/8), 7-5 Kenin 1st rd: bt Martina Trevisan (ITA) 6-2, 6-4 2nd rd: bt Ann Li (USA) 6-1, 6-3 3rd rd: bt Zhang Shuai (CHN) 7-5, 7-6 (9/7) 4th rd: bt Coco Gauff (USA) 6-7 (5/7), 6-3, 6-0 5th rd: bt Ons Jabeur (TUN) 6-4, 6-4 Semi-final: bt Ashleigh Barty (AUS x1) 7-6 (8/6), 7-5 afp
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2020-01-31
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