Last 5 Australian Opens: 2021-4th, 2020-Runner-Up, 2019-4th, 2018-2nd, 2017-QF
Aces: Won last year's season-ending WTA Finals and led tour in hard-court victories in 2021. ... Held two match points at 5-3 in the third set before losing to eventual champion Naomi Osaka in the fourth round of the 2021 Australian Open. ... Works with Conchita Martinez, the 1994 Wimbledon champion and 2021 WTA Coach of the Year.
Matchup: Could face No. 6 seed Anett Kontaveit in the quarterfinals, which would be a rematch of November's title match at the WTA Finals.
Words: "Well, I mean, obviously, a win is a win, and winning a big tournament gives you certainty, confidence, motivation." — Muguruza, on her WTA Finals triumph.
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