The Spaniard falls for Kvitova after dropping two match points in the third round of the US Open
The US Open could be Garbiñe Muguruza’s redemption. After a more than gray season and arriving in New York with just one Grand Slam tournament win, the Spaniard served to knock out Petra Kvitova, wasting two match points. He had it in his hand, but it slipped away. Muguruza came close to winning one of the best duels of the tournament, a match he lost in the third set ‘super tie-break’ and saved three match points before going 5-7, 6-3 and 7 fell. 6 (10).
The Czech fell behind Muguruza and prevented the Spaniard from reaching the round of 16 at the US Open for the second season in a row. There is a bitter aftertaste for Muguruza, because he played one of the best matches in memory and because he found his best version for many minutes. She came back from a 2-4 deficit in the first set, in which she only conceded a break point with her serve and despite the resounding 6-3 that Kvitova gave her in the second set, she did not lose face in the second set. contest. His level improved as the match heated up and he took a 5-2 lead in the third set that looked final.
He served for the game 5-3, was seeded 30-15 and won no more points that game. The mental blow was hard, but Muguruza recovered. He kept his next serve and two chances came to win the game. The first was solved by Kvitova with a direct serve, the second remained in the net for the Spaniards. The match led to a super tiebreak with kicks held high. For the neutral spectator it was the perfect ending to a great, electric and at many moments brilliant match.
But Muguruza lost the initiative and had to row. He was only leading 4-3 and the advantage felt like a slice. From then on, she left four points in a row and accelerated the Czech to an 8-5 lead. The match was approaching the Bílovec’s racket, but Muguruza clung to hopes of a possible comeback. She held out until 9-7, when the first two match points came for Kvitova. The Czech did not take advantage of it. The third arrived, she was also rescued by Muguruza, who however; He did not hunt for the strength to move forward. Always falling behind cost him the game. On the fourth occasion, the assembly was gone.
The Spanish left the track glassy-eyed as after some very bad months she had finally managed to take on one of the best. The win eluded him because of details, because of one of those comebacks that have become routine this season. Kvitova was no better than Muguruza until he had the match in his pocket.
The defeat will prevent Muguruza from defending the master’s title in the next WTA Finals, as Conchita Martínez’s pupil is currently in 52nd place with US Open points in the Masters Cup race.
Source: La Verdad
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