Garbine Muguruza ‘smiling inside’ despite Australian Open final loss
The 26-year-old Spaniard was unseeded at a Grand Slam for the first time since 2014 but defied low expectations and a torrid 18 months to come within one victory of a third Major.
The 26-year-old Spaniard was unseeded at a Grand Slam for the first time since 2014 but defied low expectations and a torrid 18 months to come within one victory of a third Major.
A former world number one and two-time Major champion, Garbine Muruguza won four consecutive games in the second set to enter the final.
Romania's Simona Halep will face Garbine Muguruza of Spain in the semi-finals on Thursday.
Elina Svitolina becomes the sixth player among the top 10 seeds to be ousted from this year's Australian Open before the pre-quarters.
Muguruza, ranked seventh in the world, was a semi-finalist in San Jose last year, falling to eventual champion Madison Keys.
World No. 3 Garbiñe Muguruza of Spain said on Friday that not being the French Open’s defending champion this year…
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"I maybe could have done things better, but at the end, she deserves to win. That's really it," Muguruza told reporters.
Simona Halep managed to stay atop the rankings after winning the Shenzhen Open.
Top-seeded Garbiñe Muguruza of Spain withdrew on Tuesday from the Brisbane International tennis tournament during her opening match due to muscle cramps in her right leg.
