Tennis-Mountaineer Muguruza falls short of Australian Open summit

[ASFN Admin]

Garbine Muguruza battled to the top of Africa's highest mountain during the offseason but fell just short during her final push to the summit of the Australian Open on Saturday. Instead, it was American 14th seed Sofia Kenin, a rank outsider in the scheme of things, who muscled past the twice Grand Slam champion to hoist the Daphne Akhurst Memorial Trophy after a comeback 4-6 6-2 6-2 win in the final. Two and a half years after her second major title at the 2017 Wimbledon championships, Muguruza had appeared set for a long-expected third after breaking out of a deep slump in form under the guidance of Conchita Martinez.

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