Muguruza: “I came knowing that I was not quite ready”

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.