By beating Garbiñe Muguruza the 21-year-old American upstaged her lauded compatriot Coco Gauff and showed a champion’s resolve
On one of the several tumultuous days at this Australian Open, Chris Evert, perhaps the most perceptive of the former champions with access to a TV microphone, said: “Coco has arrived. We need that shot in the arm and we need some new blood in the women’s game.”
The American, who won 18 of her 34 grand slam singles finals, was talking about her 15-year-old compatriot, Coco Gauff, who had already put Venus Williams out of a slam in the first round for the second time in seven months, and had then beaten the defending champion, Naomi Osaka. Tennis was ready to crown its new princess.
Written by Kevin Mitchell at Melbourne Park
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2020/feb/02/sofia-kenin-garbina-muguruza-australian-open-womens-final under the title “Sofia Kenin emerges from the shadows in style with first major title”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
