Garbine Muguruza has just lost the final 6-2 6-1 in Doha to an inspired Petra Kvitova after playing a rather disappointing match compared to her stellar standards. The former world no.1 will try to bounce back in Dubai, where she is seeded no.9. Muguruza will face Irina-Camelia Begu in her opening match on Monday at 7 pm (estimated) on Centre Court.
Talking about her final against Kvitova, Garbine commented:
“It is difficult to play against her because she has very good shots. I have not felt well from the beginning. My shots did not mark the dominance of the point and I was behind on the scoreboard quickly.
Of all the matches I have played this week, it has been the worst in terms of quality. It is true that the lower-quality matches are coming in the final rounds.”
Garbine Muguruza in 2021
Currently ranked no.16, the Spaniard played her last match on the 6th of March when she was overcome by Petra Kvitova 6-2 6-1 in the final in Doha (draw).
This season the Spaniard has managed to achieve a compiled 12-4 match record. Garbine Muguruza’s best result of the year was reaching the final in Melbourne and Doha.
Begu in Dubai, ranking, and results in 2021
Ranked world no.72, Begu has a 8-3 record in 2021. Irina-Camelia is currently competing in Dubai where she defeated Bethanie Mattek-Sands 7-67 4-6 6-0 and Barbara Haas 6-0 4-0 ret..
Begu won 4 titles in her career: 3 on hard courts and 1 on clay courts. (See the list of her titles)
Garbine Muguruza and Irina-Camelia Begu clashed against each other 4 times. Their current head to head is 3-1 for Muguruza. The last time they played each other, Garbine Muguruza won 2-6 6-2 6-3 in the 1st round in Beijing (China Open) in October 2016.
Petra Kvitova in 2021
Now the world no.10, the Czech played her last match on the 6th of March when she overcame Garbine Muguruza 6-2 6-1 in the final in Doha to win her 28th career title.
At present, during this year the Czech has a 6-2 record. Kvitova conquered 1 title in Doha.
Garbine Muguruza and Petra Kvitova |
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