Australian Open: Muguruza vs Kenin by the numbers

The key numbers and stats ahead of the Australian Open women's singles final between Garbine Muguruza and Sofia Kenin.

Garbine Muguruza vs Sofia Kenin Head-to-Head

Kenin leads 1-0

Garbine Muguruza Road-to-Final

Muguruza has had a more difficult route to the final, but she has handled a very difficult draw with aplomb. The Spaniard has had to get past three top-ten players- Elina Svitolina, Kiki Bertens and Simona Halep- while she’s also taken out the extremely dangerous trio of Shelby Rogers, Ajla Tomljanovic and Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, all of whom have been ranked inside the top-50. Rogers is a former French Open quarter-finalist, while 28-year-old Pavlyuchenkova has made the last eight in all four Slams and has been as high as No. 13 in the world.

Sofia Kenin Road-to-Final

Kenin has had a much lighter route to the final, easing her way into the tournament by beating a pair of qualifiers in the first two rounds. She was the favourite in every round, except in the semi-finals, where she scored a huge win over top seed, Ashleigh Barty.

Kenin vs Muguruza Australian Open 2020 Stats

Muguruza has been on the attack at the 2020 Australian Open, getting to the net 103 times and winning just over 75% of points she’s played in the forecourt. That will be a big play on Saturday, with the Spaniard looking to come in behind her heavy ground strokes, and finish off points at the net. Muguruza has also served well, especially at critical moments in matches. She has powered down 33 aces, and kept the double fault count down to a manageable 14. She’s also been rock solid behind her first serve, converting 75.2% of first serve points.

Kenin does not have the firepower of Muguruza, but she has been very steady, getting in over 70% of her first serves, and winning a healthy percentage off her first and second deliveries.

Muguruza vs Kenin is live from Melbourne on Saturday, 1 February from 7:30pm local time/ 8:30am GMT. Read the full match preview.