Garbiñe Muguruza, after her defeat in the second round against the Bulgarian Tsvetana Pironkova, confessed “not feeling quite ready” in this US Open that it arrived after a long time inactive. “The decision to participate was made two days before arriving in New York. I wanted to give myself a chance to compete and see what level I was at”The Spanish commented at a press conference.
For the third time in a row, Garbiñe will not be in the third round of a tournament that he has never been very good at. “It is true that historically at the US Open I have not had much success”said Garbiñe, who also spoke about the difficulties in setting up the calendar this year. “Having two Grand Slam in a row, on two such different surfaces, is complicated, and it was a difficult decision to come here. I wanted to know where I am in terms of competition, it was a kind of first test”Muguruza declared.
Regarding his match, Muguruza highlighted the difficulty when facing an unprecedented rival. “I saw her play, but a long time ago and we had never faced each other. She played very well today, she had nothing to lose. She brought me a little bit of everything, a difficult opponent, not feeling as expected … I think I have not found my best tennis at the US Open “commented a sincere Garbiñe. “I started well, but she started to get smarter. She was very solid and I took risks at times where I should have thought better of it.”, analyzed the Spanish.
Despite the defeat, the winner of two Grand Slam was not too upset. “I came knowing that I was not perfectly well, the preparation had been different and I decided at the last minute. I knew I could play and not feel super prepared, and I didn't care. I wanted to come here and try myself and add games to this rare year”, replied a sincere Garbiñe, who also commented on his incident in which he broke a racket. “It was a tough moment. I'm not a player who does that a lot, but I felt like the first set had been tough because I had it under control, but she took her chances, and it suddenly slipped away from me. But yeah, it's just a thing. of emotions, it is an individual sport and there are moments like this “, Muguruza sentenced.