Muguruza: “We suffered at the beginning of the tournament … and here we are”

Garbiñe Muguruza is already a teacher. And that did not have an easy start, since the Caracas woman started the tournament with a defeat against Pliskova. He achieved at least one set in that match, something that would ultimately be key to qualification. “We suffered at the beginning of the tournament … and look, here we are,” Garbiñe said when collecting the award. “I thank my team … and all the public. I don’t know what Mexico has, I get excited”He declared before a devoted audience. “Enough English”, he came to say at one point to address the entire fans in Spanish, with a smiling Kontaveit behind with the runner-up award.

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“I remember when they told me that there was a possibility that the tournament would be played here … we thank you for the effort you have made so that it can be played,” added a happy Garbiñe. “We have achieved it, thank you very much for being by my side. Thanks to the public for coming, to everyone’s effort, having organized all this in two months … and now, thank you, and now “, The Spaniard concluded with emotion, leaving Mexico as number three in the world and in this country she has won three of the ten titles in her career. Almost nothing.