Post by mesi10 on Jan 11, 2024 6:11:35 GMT
The Spanish Garbiñe Muguruza, third in the world, defeated the Russian Maria Sharapova, former number one, this Thursday by 6-2 and 6-1 in one hour and ten minutes, and will meet in the Roland Garros semifinals against the Romanian Simona Halep , who defeated the German Angelique Kerber this Wednesday, 6-7 (2), 6-3 and 6-2, in two hours and 14 minutes.
With this victory, and due to the elimination Binance App Users Data in the round of 16 of the Danish Caroline Wozniacki, Muguruza gets closer to number one in the world, who will be able to take it from Halep if she manages to defeat her in the semifinals.
The Spanish-Venezuelan did not give an inch of ground to the Russian, who never got into the game.
"I am very happy. I have played against a great champion, we already faced each other four years ago, and I am very happy. I have had to show my best tennis," said the Spanish player born in Caracas at the end of the match.
The fourth time was the charm. Muguruza, 24, knocked down his opponent after three defeats, one of them at Roland Garros in 2014, when, also in a quarterfinal, he lost against the Siberian tennis player after allowing himself to come back from a set lead.
But this time it was different. The 2016 Roland Garros champion drowned the Russian giant with good climbs to the net (six successful out of six) and with an effective return (58%). The Spaniard's task was made easier by an ill-advised Sharapova, who committed 27 unforced errors compared to 15 by her opponent.
From the first games it was suspected that the winner of Roland Garros in 2012 and 2014 had not appeared at the Philippe Chatrier. She quickly gave up her serve and the Spanish had no mercy.
Nor did she have it at the beginning of the second set, when she returned in the second game the break that the Siberian had made in the first.
In a match without much history, Muguruza ended up representing the generational change against Sharapova who still has to return to the elite of world tennis after having spent 15 months sanctioned for doping between 2016 and 2017.
With this victory, and due to the elimination Binance App Users Data in the round of 16 of the Danish Caroline Wozniacki, Muguruza gets closer to number one in the world, who will be able to take it from Halep if she manages to defeat her in the semifinals.
The Spanish-Venezuelan did not give an inch of ground to the Russian, who never got into the game.
"I am very happy. I have played against a great champion, we already faced each other four years ago, and I am very happy. I have had to show my best tennis," said the Spanish player born in Caracas at the end of the match.
The fourth time was the charm. Muguruza, 24, knocked down his opponent after three defeats, one of them at Roland Garros in 2014, when, also in a quarterfinal, he lost against the Siberian tennis player after allowing himself to come back from a set lead.
But this time it was different. The 2016 Roland Garros champion drowned the Russian giant with good climbs to the net (six successful out of six) and with an effective return (58%). The Spaniard's task was made easier by an ill-advised Sharapova, who committed 27 unforced errors compared to 15 by her opponent.
From the first games it was suspected that the winner of Roland Garros in 2012 and 2014 had not appeared at the Philippe Chatrier. She quickly gave up her serve and the Spanish had no mercy.
Nor did she have it at the beginning of the second set, when she returned in the second game the break that the Siberian had made in the first.
In a match without much history, Muguruza ended up representing the generational change against Sharapova who still has to return to the elite of world tennis after having spent 15 months sanctioned for doping between 2016 and 2017.