WTA | Happy season premiere for Muguruza with doubles triumph

Avid for competition, Garbiñe Muguruza also signed up for the doubles for the start of the 2021 season in Abu Dhabi. For the Spaniard, who aims to climb the net as soon as she can since she is directed by Conchita Martínez, it suits her now that she starts fresh to play as much as she can and polish her technique. This is how he debuted with the American Jennifer Brady against a couple of habitual doubles players formed by the teenage star Coco Gauff and her compatriot Jessica Pegula. And it did not disappoint. In black, with a magnificent Adidas kit that she would have worn at Roland Garros if the French Grand Slam had been played in May, Muguruza shone in the rallies against the natural heiress of Serena Williams and, supported by Brady's solvency, came back to take the victory for 4-6, 7-6 (4) and 10-8.

Garbiñe had not played a doubles match for more than a year and a half. It was in the Federation Cup, in the April 2019 playoffs with Carla Suárez, the teammate with whom he has played the most matches in pairs, with whom he won three of his five titles and was runner-up in the WTA Finals in 2015. On that occasion they could not with a fearsome duo formed by Martina Hingis and Sania Mirza. The woman from Caracas lavished a lot on the specialty in her first years as a professional and was also number 10 in the world in 2015 (now she is 505th).

After completing a satisfactory performance, very confident from the bottom of the track, This Thursday, around 1:30 p.m. (WTA TV), Muguruza will debut in singles against the French Kristina Mladenovic, who dominates in private duels 2-1Although the last match was won by the seed number five of the Monterrey quarterfinal tournament in 2019. Sara Sorribes is measured from 07:00 Spanish time to the Argentine Nadia Podoroska.

Abu Dhabi WTA 500 results.