Garbine Muguruza She won her first tournament appearance in Eastbourne (UK) against Poland’s Magdalena Fritsch 6-1, 7-6; The Spanish tennis player’s first win in over a month.
After falling at the first change In Roland Garros and Berlin, Muguruza relived the sensations of Eastbourne grassThe WTA 500 is the preparation for Wimbledon.
This Monday, the Spaniard, seeded fifth, won comfortably in the first round 6-1.
The second group was more equal. After a 3-1 lead, Pole pressed and was able to rebalance the fencing until the tiebreak in which Muguruza finished a 9-7 victory in the painful tie breaker To avoid situations like the ones he experienced this year in Dubai, Indian Wells, Rome, Rabat and Roland Garros, tournaments that ended up losing to his opponent after winning the first set, Effie recalls.
In the end, the 2017 Wimbledon champion won in 1 hour 42 minutes.
In the third round, it will play on Wednesday against the winner of the match between Canadian Rebecca Marino and Italian Camila Giorgi.
Sara Soribis Tormo, who was unable to reach that stage, lost in the second round to Yulia Putintseva of Kazakhstan, 7-5, 6-1.
Eastbourne’s first favorite is Spanish too Paula Badusawho will make his debut this Tuesday against Britain’s Jodi Borraj.
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