sofia kenin is the surprise champion at the australian open.jor tournament before but came from a set down to beat the two—time grand slam champion garbine muguruza. i feel like at this level you can play and you can win any match, as long as you believe in myself. yourself, it is great going on in women's tennis, there are a lot of new names coming up women's tennis, there are a lot of new names coming up and i'm a new name so it is superexciting, i am superproud of myself, it is an honour to be holding this beautiful trophy. i think that. .. honour to be holding this beautiful trophy. ithink that... i honour to be holding this beautiful trophy. i think that... i think i had to play better today, because you know, she came up with a great level, and i think at important moments i didn't found my shots. she found hers, i didn't find mine. i did feel a lack of energy after so many matches, and physically, it was a tough battle out there. rugby union's six nations championship is under way, and there have been wins for two of the the new coaches,

. >> 21-year-old sofia kenin has snagged her first grand slam title.dreamed about since she was a little girl. >> sofia kenin's improbable american dream comes true. >> reporter: the 21-year-old, a 35-1 underdog, becoming the youngest woman to win the australian open in more than a decade. >> the champion of the australian open for 2020, sofia kenin. >> i cannot even describe this feeling. it's so emotional. and i've worked so hard. and i'm just so grateful to be standing here, you know. dreams come true, so you have a dream, go for it. and it's going to come true. >> reporter: that dream wasn't looking so good after losing the first set. but kenin rallied, finishing off a thrilling comeback victory over two-time grand slam champion garbine muguruza, clinching her first major. >> i'd like to thank my team, my dad, everyone there for making this possible. >> reporter: her father alex emigrated from russia in 1987 with less than $300. he drove for a car service to make ends meet before eventually becoming her coach. >> we worked hard, been through tough

. >> sofia kenin's improbable american dream comes true. >> reporter: the 21-year-old, a 35-to-1 underdogthe youngest woman to win the australian open in more than a decade. >> the champion of the australian open for 2020, sofia kenin. >> i cannot even describe this feeling. it's so emotional, and i've worked so hard and i'm just so grateful to be standing here. you know, dreams come true, so if you have a dream go for it and it's gonna come true. >> reporter: that dream wasn't looking so good after losing the first set, but kenin rallied, finishing off a thrilling comeback victory over two-time grand slam champion garbine muguruza clinching her first major. >> i would like to thank my team, my dad, everyone that's there so thank you for making this possible. >> reporter: kenin's father alex emigrated from russia in 1987 with less than $300 and drove for a car service to make ends meet. >> we went through tough times and we did it. the australian open champion, grateful for her parent's sacrifice. >> thank you to my parents for giving me the american dream. >> reporter: diane macedo. abc

and unseeded elena rybakina fought back from one set down to beat the fifth—seeded sofia kenin, 6—7,.com/sport. but from me, chetan pathak, and the rest of the sport today hello there. the weather doesn't look like it's going to be settling down anytime soon, unfortunately. we have more rainfall in the forecast, which could exacerbate already existing flooding problems. we still have several severe flood warnings in force. we saw record river levels monday and tuesday across southern and western areas, although those levels have subsided somewhat. however, with more rain in the forecast, piling in during wednesday and thursday, we're likely to see those river levels rising again, and we could be looking at more flooding issues. and the heavy rain over the next few days will be focused more across north—western parts of england and north wales, northern and western wales. now, today it starts off fine and dry, quite chilly, little bit of ice around, but some sunshine, before the cloud thickens up ahead of this weather system which will arrive, bringing outbreaks of fairly persistent r

in tennis, the american, sofia kenin, has won herfirst ever grand slam title. she pulled off a surprise victory over spain's garbine muguruza in the australian open. kenin lost the first set, but fought back to win. the men's final takes place on sunday. at 10 o'clock, reeta chakra barti will be here with a full round up of the day's news. first, it's time for our world. in the spring of 2017, off the coast of gaza, fishermen made an extraordinary discovery. their incredible find became known as the gaza hoard. it contained hundreds of ancient coins. but, within months, the coins had disappeared. gaza lost a unique treasure. so what's happened to the gaza hoard, and why is the world of international coins such a mystery? abu ahmed is a fisherman who barely makes enough money israel and egypt maintain a tight blockade of gaza by land, sea and air, citing the security concerns. fishermen found dozens of some of the rarest coins of the the coins found by the fishermen were silver alexander the great decadrachms, minted more than 2,000 years ago in babylon, modern—

and a new tennis star in the making, as america's sofia kenin pulls off a surprise victory in the australian

meanwhile, there is a new australian open champion, the american sofia kenin won on her debut grand slamruza. the first set went to the spaniard 6—4. but then kenin fought back to take the second 6—2 and that seemed to give her confidence. she then went on to win the third set 6—2 as well after a double fault from muguruza. 21 year old kenin is the youngest to win the australian open in 12 years. england's women beat world t20 champions australia hockey and great britain men picked up a point in their opening pro league match against australia. the game was tied at four—all in sydney, forcing the match into a shootout. and it was the home side who went on to take victory to earn them a bonus point. britain's women were also taking on australia, but lost 2—1 with the home side clinching the winner with only 12 seconds to go. both the men's and women's sides face australia again tomorrow morning. just time to update you on the early premier league match between leicester and chelsea. that's all the sport for now. coming up next it's click. over the last decade or so, fashion has gotten fas

meanwhile, the american sofia kenin has won the women's singles title, beating garbine muguruza. the spaniard 6—4. but kenin fought back to take the second 6—2. she then went on to win the third set 6—2. 21—year—old kenin is the youngest to win the australian open in 12 years. great britain's women's basketball players are making an unexpected trip to serbia, hoping to qualify for the tokyo olympics on merit for the first time. the tournament was supposed to be in china, but was moved due to concerns over the coronavirus. the team feel success in belgrade could also breathe new life into their sport. david mcdaid has more. for elite athletes, preparation is key and last—minute changes shunned. the gb‘s women, their trip to china has been more than welcome. my mum was, like, no, you're not going! this is a great opportunity we have andl this is a great opportunity we have and i didn't want this virus to stop us and i didn't want this virus to stop us from our goals. and the goal was to qualify on merit for the olympics, something no gb basketball tea m olympics, something no gb ba

. >> sreenivasan: american sofia kenin won her first grand slam title at the australian open today. the 21-year-old, who moved from russia to the unitedtates as a child, defeated two-time major arbine muguruza kenin became the youngest player to win the australian open since maria sharapova who won in 2008 at the age of 20.ni s win will move her to 7th in the world, surpassing serenam williams aica's top that's all for thiition of" pbs newshour weekend." i'm hari sreenivasan. thanks for watching. have a good night. ns captioning sed by wnet captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org >> pbs newshour weekend is made possible by: bernard and irene schwartz. sue and edgar chenheim iii. the cheryl and philip milstein family. rosalind p. walter. barbara hope zuckerberg. charles rosenblum. we try to live in the moment, to not miss what right in front of us. at mutual of america, we believe taking care of tomorrow can help you make the most of today. mutual of america financial group, retirement services and investments. ti adal support has been provided by: and by the corporat

we wondered if we were going to see a first—time winner, we side with sofia kenin in the women's singlesring down novak djokovic on the hard courts in australia. another title, another superb victory, and you just wonder how many more can he get. there were two matches in the premier league on sunday. burnley and arsenal was goaless but there was a dramatic game at the tottenham hotspur stadium where the home side beat manchester city 2—0 to move four points off the champions league places. city dominated the game but had a penalty saved in the first half and then oleksandr zinchenko sent off for a second booking on the hour mark. that turned the game, and minutes later steven bergwijn scored on his debut for spurs, and son heung—min added a second. in rugby union, france beat england 24—17 in paris in the six nations championship. the french scored three tries, converted all of them and also scored a penalty to lead 211—0 midway through the second half. england, the pre—tournament favourites, fought back with two tries from jonny may to earn a losing bonus point. toronto wolfpack made t

american sofia kenin has won the australian open beating garbine muguruza.the next two sets 6—2. at 21 years old kenin is the youngest to win the australian open in 12 years. jamie murray missed out on his 8th grand slam title, losing in the mixed doubles final. murray and tennis partner bethanie mattek—sands were beaten in a third set match tie break by the croatian—czech pairing nikola mektic and barbora krejcikova. tomorrow britain'sjoe salisbury is in the men's doubles final. that's all the sport for now. a 19—year—old man has died and a woman is seriously ill in hospital, after they are believed to have taken the drug mdma. a number of others have also been admitted to hospital, after suffering ‘adverse effects‘ at a nightclub in leamington spa. lindsay doyle has been there today. the investigation is being co—ordinated at warwickshire police headquarters here in llek wootton. it was early this afternoon that reports came through, that tragically a 19—year—old man had died, and a 22—year—old woman is seriously ill in hospital, after taking the illegal d

there is a new australian open champion, the american sofia kenin won in three sets on her debut grandine muguruza. the first set went to muguruza 6—4. but then kenin fought back to take the second 6—2 and that seemed to give her confidence. she then went on to win the third set 6—2 as well after a double fault from muguruza. 21—year—old kenin is the youngest to win the australian open in 12 years. defending champions st helens look like they could be the team to beat in super league again this season. they've begun the defence of their title by thrashing salford red devils 48 points to 8. in a repeat of last year's grand final, saints ran in eight tries on their way to a convincing opening win for them. england's women beat world t20 champions australia in a super over to register their first win of the tri—series. captain heather knight made 78 as england scored 156—4 and then hit two boundaries to win the super 0ver. wayne rooney scored from a phenomenalfree kick for derby county in the championship last night to help them to a 4—0 win over stoke. the former england captain found th

we have seen sofia kenin, i don't think anyone considered she would get through to the final.g star against the more experienced player. which way it will go as anyone's guys. it is very drizzly year, so the roof will be closed. they are two big hitters. it will be fascinating, and they are heading out on court right now. don't go anywhere because while we have been speaking over the last few days you have been moaning a lot about the weather, about how hot it is, now how cold it is, but we have spotted that you have managed to squeeze in a visit to one of australia's most iconic streets. recognise the surroundings? shall we go and say hello to mrs mangel? we have mr robinson over here who is out, he is currently running his several businesses and lassiters. mr kennedy has a lot of patients to see. but maybe libby will be in. did you meet harold bishop? isn't he still missing? not the actual actor! i don't watch it, sorry. we met a very nice security guard, who as they are 2a hours a day, seven days a week to deal with idiots like myself who show up. the where you are allowed

was sofia kenin playing a superb mostly when herfirst grand slam —— we saw yesterday.own my experience yesterday in garbine muguruza was quite amazing —— somebody quite experience was that she has been a breath of fresh air. a great atmosphere as we gear up for the men's final. what sort of atmosphere wasn't like and give us a of what khomic team may novak djokovic will be gearing up for later. it was a great atmosphere -- dominic thiem and novak djokovic. we have a great team with us. and some other friends that came to support us as other friends that came to support us as well. we had some good support out there. it was a great atmosphere. it was my first time at rod laver arena. that was quite a daunting experience being out there for the first time. i was quite surprised at how quickly we settled into the match. it felt like any other match once we were out there. i'm sure be an unbelievable final tonight. i will be trying to watch. obviously novak djokovic is a legend of the game and dominic is coming up playing some unbelievable tennis i'm sure it will be a grea

she will be taking on sofia kenin.he youngest australian open singles finalist since 2008. >> of course, didn't have a book, i didn't know exactly when. i feel like at this young age, it is incredible. get to live this moment and this dream. i am really grateful for it. i have worked so hard and put all the efforts into my practices, my fitness. all that i have been doing got me here. it is just paying off and that is a dream come true for me. andy: the l.a. lakers had to play their first game since the death of kobe bryant. the lakers faced a portland trail blazers. bryant spent 20 years with the team before retiring in 2016. he was killed in a helicopter crash on sunday. a ceremony to honor his life will take place before the game. in anoes he used historic match has been banned. grown-up x has introduced an immediate ban on the shoes like the nikes worn for the run in austria last october. soles thicker than 40 millimeters. nike's shoes which have been used to set a number of other records would have given the all c

. >>> breaking overnight, grand slam title. 21-year-old american sofia kenin has defeated spain's garbinetralian open. this is kenin's first grand slam title, the youngest finalist to compete in melbourne park since 2008. >>> we're going to start this half hour with a very different kind of sports story, the emotional scene overnight inside the house that kobe built. the lakers playing their first game at l.a.'s staples center since the death of kobe bryant, his daughter and seven others in that helicopter crash. abc's zachary kiesch right there this morning covering it all. zachary, good morning to you. >> reporter: dan, good morning to you as well. emotions were raw here at the staples center last night and yet there was something so therapeutic about it, the house that kobe built, wearing that purple and gold for 20 years and wearing it so well. you know it's been said that our fascination with sports isn't so much about the game, it's about the stories. kobe bryant had an incredible story. for all the joy he brought fans as a player, the first game since the death of kobe bryant, his

tennis player made history today at the australian open 21-year-old sofia kenin became the youngest women's singles champion since maria sharapova in 2008 she beat spain's muguruza >>> fans of mary higgins clark are remembering her today as the queen of suspense. she penned 56 crime thrillers over her career, several including "a stranger is watching" and "the cradle will fall" were made into films. mary higgins clark was 92 years old. about a dog named tough. pullrom thicy waters of lake michigan yesterday. the english bulldog was in there for about 10 minutes before the south milwaukee fire department got him out and warmed him up, a tough guy indeed >>> there is new hope tonight for kids suffering with peanut allergies. a groundbreaking drug has just been approved to ease the severe and deadly reactions for eating or being near peanuts. >> reporter: millions of families have children suffering from peanut allergies. a major breakthrough it's not a cure, but it could save lives dr. christina chacha was a paid consultant for the clinical trial. >> we're giving the kids a tiny bit of peanut