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WTA Dubai: Muguruza and Krejcikova in the final

Garbine Muguruza and Barbora Krejcikova are in the final of the WTA 1000 tournament in Dubai.

by Florian Goosmann
last edit: Mar 12, 2021, 06:51 pm

Garbine Muguruza
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Garbine Muguruza

Garbine Muguruza had to do hard work in her 6: 4, 7: 6 (5) victory over Elise Mertens. In the end, she needed seven match points to reach the final. "You have to be focused the entire time, otherwise she'll come back," said the Spaniard afterwards.

Muguruza continues her strong season - 17 wins out of only 4 defeats are in her statistics, in three of her last four tournaments she reached the final.

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There the world number 16 meets. on Barbora Krejcikova. The doubles expert (two-time major winner, plus three Grand Slam wins in mixed) recently turned up in the singles, against Jil Teichmann she won the surprise semi-finals 7: 5, 6: 2 and is in her third singles final.

Since the restart of the tour, the former double no. 1 played from a place outside the top 100 to below the top 60. On Monday she will crack the top 40 for the first time.

by Florian Goosmann

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Mar 12, 2021, 06:51 pm
last edit: Mar 12, 2021, 06:51 pm