Her opponent in the final on Saturday night is Garbiñe Muguruza, who beat the world No 3 Simona Halep in the second semi-final 7-6 (10-8), 7-5. The journey has a little way to go, but this was a landmark event, passage into her first slam final at 21, saving two set points in each set against the world No 1. In the second set, she came up with some really great shots. The Romanian was within sight of winning the second set when Muguruza found some of her best tennis to break for 5-all. Halep drove her final shot into the net and those who had endured the heat rose to acclaim Muguruza.

Source: The Irish Times January 30, 2020 06:33 UTC