MADRID, 25 Jan. (EUROPA PRESS) –
The Spanish tennis player Garbiñe Muguruza has confirmed his good feelings and has advanced to the knockout stages of the Australian Open, the first 'Grand Slam' of the season, after beating this Saturday the world number five, the Ukrainian Elina Svitolina, in two sets (6-1, 6-2).
In the Rod Laver Arena, the Basque needed just over an hour to eliminate Svitolina, before which she exhibited 31 winning strokes and before which she only made nine unforced errors. In addition, he survived the two 'break' balls to which his rival submitted him, already in the final stretch of the match.
Thus, after wasting two breaking balls, Muguruza, number 32 of the world, could break the service of his adversary in the fourth game, second of the five consecutive ones that earned him to take, in 23 minutes, the first sleeve.
With another new break in the third game he managed to take the initiative in the second set, which he finished with his serve after breaking the Ukrainian again and defending himself against two 'break' balls.
“I was very focused and focused on what I had to do. I think I played a very good game. I probably managed to stop it and take the game to my side. I am very happy about that,” Muguruza said after the game.
With this, the double winner of 'Grand Slam' will be in the second week of Melbourne, where she will meet the winner of the duel between the Dutch Kiki Bertens, number 10 of the WTA ranking, and the Kazakh Zarina Diyas.