Garbiñe Muguruza trains with specialists from the Civil Guard

Garbiñe Muguruza doesn't usually waste time when the tennis season ends. Last year he embarked on the adventure of climbing the almost 6,000 meters of altitude of Kilimanjaro, a hard experience that he assured that he would not repeat, although he did not regret doing it. And in this strange 2020 in which the WTA circuit has been cut Quite a lot due to the suspension of the entire Asian tour due to the coronavirus pandemic, the finalist of the last Australian Open decided to start preparing for the next course with another challenge that also has a lot to do with the adrenaline load, risk and the pressure situations you like. Last week, Garbiñe was in Mallorca to participate in training sessions for the special Civil Guard corps.

First of all, Muguruza returned to the mountains to share a few hours of hiking and recognition with the GREIM, the Mountain Rescue and Intervention Group. Later, he got off the hook from an aircraft with the UHEL (Helicopter Unit) and the GEAS (Special Group for Underwater Activities). He repeated experience with these agents of the Maritime Service in the experience that most impressed him, cave diving, in the dark and with the reference that a flashlight marked him. And finally, he received a defense class from the USECIC Citizen Security Unit of the Command) and intervention in act of service.

Experimental test

Muguruza was presented with the opportunity to improve his preparation in a different way together with professionals who deal with pressure and work as a team, thanks to the test of an experimental training system of the Civil Guard in which the physical and mental aspects are fundamental. The idea had been in his head for a long time and he was not afraid to watch and carry out in some cases quite realistic simulations of extreme activities. Plus, ratting gives you luck. Climbing Kilimanjaro in 2019 brought it to him.