Kenin, who became the youngest woman to defeat a world No. 1 in a major since 2002, will play in her first grand slam final match Saturday against Garbiñe Muguruza.
To be the best, sometimes you actually do have to beat the best. That wasn't an issue for Sofia Kenin on Thursday, when she took down top-ranked Ashleigh Barty , 7-5) in the Australian Open
"I'm so speechless. I honestly can't believe this. I've just dreamed about this since I was 5 years old,"Kenin is the first American other than a Williams sister to reach the Australian Open final since Lindsay Davenport in 1995. And Kenin is the first American woman to beat the No. 1 player at a major since Serena topped Venus at Wimbledon in 2002.Kenin was born in Moscow before her parents emigrated to the United States from Russia when she was a baby.
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