It was dramatic, painful, to see a 2022 WTA Finals champion suddenly not know how to win. A former world number one and winner of Roland Garros and Wimbledon, against the ropes, in a severe crisis. Garbine Muguruza She lived another difficult chapter in the WTA 250 tournament in Lyon (France), on a hard court.
He signed up for this tournament requesting an invite looking to start a comeback. Not this time either. And each defeat is a burden for the next attempt, which will be in the Middle East, on the tour of Abu Dhabi, Doha and Dubai, very demanding because all the numbers on the tables will coincide.
Muguruza, 29 years old, is running out of rank for major events, only her track record opens doors with a ‘wild card’. The world number 82, left Lyon empty-handed, having been beaten by an 18-year-old Czech woman and number 56 in the WTA, Linda Noskovaby 6-1 and 6-4 in 1h.13′.
Without a trace of the student of conchita martinezwith the stands trying to keep encouraging the Caracas woman, during the initial sleeve, the outcome of the second set was more worrying.
Garbiñe Muguruza regained her serve, motivated by four ‘aces’ that she took advantage of on the scoreboard, 3-0. But he couldn’t handle it, receiving a negative share of 0-4 (3-4). The doubts of the important moments, of that confidence that only victories bring.
While the rival was 3 of 4 on confirmed break balls, Muguruza had 1 of 7. In the long sixth game of the second set, with 20 points, five slipped. The beginning of the end, which was triggered when he delivered his serve (4-5). Next, the junior champion of Roland Garros 2021 completed the classification.
Noskova was an early season finalist for Adelaide 1, losing Daris Kasatkina, Victoria Azarenak and Ons Jabeur, among others. He just lost to the recent Australian Open champion, the Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka.
Muguruza, without opening her locker of games won after giving up earlier Bianca Andreescu, Belinda Bencic and Elise Mertens. To keep fighting for a prize to come that will lighten the weight of defeats. So far, he has given the five most recent, four of these courses.
Source: La Verdad
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