Garbine Muguruza ‘smiling inside’ despite Australian Open final loss
The 26-year-old Spaniard was unseeded at a Grand Slam for the first time since 2014 but defied low expectations and a torrid 18 months to come within one victory of a third Major.
The 26-year-old Spaniard was unseeded at a Grand Slam for the first time since 2014 but defied low expectations and a torrid 18 months to come within one victory of a third Major.
A former world number one and two-time Major champion, Garbine Muruguza won four consecutive games in the second set to enter the final.
Romania's Simona Halep will face Garbine Muguruza of Spain in the semi-finals on Thursday.
Elina Svitolina becomes the sixth player among the top 10 seeds to be ousted from this year's Australian Open before the pre-quarters.
Muguruza, ranked seventh in the world, was a semi-finalist in San Jose last year, falling to eventual champion Madison Keys.
Defending champion Garbine Muguruza was sensationally knocked out of Wimbledon by journeywoman Alison van Uytvanck, leaving just one of the…
Williams has made only a tentative return to action following complications during daughter Alexis Olympia's birth.
The winner of Thursday's semi-final will also decide the world number one spot which Muguruza held for four weeks last year.
Halep next faces third-seeded Garbine Muguruza, who thrashed Maria Sharapova 6-2, 6-1.
Muguruza struggled early in the match, with the score at 5-5 when the game was paused after a little over an hour due to the weather.
