A resurgent Garbine Muguruza has stormed into her first Australian Open final with a straight-sets win over fellow former world No.1 Simona Halep.
The unseeded Spaniard beat Halep 7-6 (10-8) 7-5 in a brutal baseline dual played out in searing heat at Rod Laver Arena on Thursday.
A former Wimbledon and French Open champion, Muguruza will play American Sofia Kenin in Saturday’s final.