Due to his current ranking (16th), all the frames are very complicated for Garbiñe Muguruza in an even WTA circuit. and with the added difficulty that due to the classification freeze it is very difficult to cut the differences. So almost every day the Spanish woman has to face a match that could perfectly be a final. This Wednesday he faced Iga Swiatek for the first time, reigning Roland Garros champion and recent winner in Adelaide, and for most of the match she passed over her, with a donut included in the first set: 6-0 and 6-4 in 69 minutes.
“I needed to play 100% from the beginning and be dominant,” said Garbiñe, who has chained more victories than anyone so far this year (15). “Sometimes the experience works and sometimes it doesn't,” he added. This time it did serve to teach a real lesson to the 19-year-old Polish and 15th in the world. “She plays very aggressively and did not let me get into the rhythm,” Swiatek explained about the Spanish, who on Thursday (no earlier than 4:00 PM, TDP) she will again face another tough nut to crack, Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka, like a week ago in the second round of the Doha tournament, where he beat it.
The first manga was won by Muguruza without doing anything special. He simply did not fail and took advantage of Swiatek's erroneous position when subtracting, too deep inside the court on all serves. Surely he did not know the speed at which the shipments from Caracas were going to reach him, who did his job in a professional way, without bragging and very effective. Iga went to the locker room, it is not very clear if because he digested the “donut” that he had eaten or to try to cut Garbiñe's rhythm. It was clear that the second set was not going to be another ride for the winner of two Grand Slams. And it wasn't. In fact, after conceding a new break, the Pole recovered, found better feelings and even put herself ahead (4-3). Although he did not win more games and with a blow on the table in the form of a 3-0 partial, Muguruza fastened another prestigious triumph in a season that was more than remarkable for her.
“I played a great game”
“I played a great game. I was there from the beginning and I think she failed more and gave me that advantage. But I noticed that all the points were very fast. It is not the track to play long rallies. I was focused and wanting to play against her because I always want to play with those who are playing well to see where my level is, “Muguruza said at a press conference.
“I'm proving to myself that I can take these games forward. It's not being easy but you have to endure physically and mentally. For now I am happy and I want to continue playing and go as strong as possible, “said Garbiñe.
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