Garbine Muguruza is about to play Veronika Kudermetova in the first round in Doha. Unfortunately, Muguruza received the bad news that her coach Conchita Martinez was found positive for Coronavirus.
Conchita Martinez also informed the wider public on social media with a stern statement saying: “Hi all, I wanted to inform you that I have unfortunately tested positive for coronavirus.”
The good news is that Muguruza’s coach is experiencing just mild symptoms and she still aims to be back on tour with Garbine as soon as possible, targeting the Middle East swing. The virus will not prevent Conchita from working from remote as she is constantly connected with Garbine.
“I hope that I can soon be back on this swing of the Middle East tournaments,” Martinez commented. “For now, I will be working via video calls and connected online constantly with Garbine.”
The 1st round in Doha vs. Kudermetova
Garbine Muguruza and Veronika Kudermetova will play on Monday. They clashed against each other only on 1 occasion. Their current record is 1-0 for Muguruza. When they played, Garbine Muguruza won 7-5 4-6 6-4 in the 2nd round in Dubai (Dubai Duty Free Championships) in February 2020.
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Garbine Muguruza in 2021
Currently ranked no.15, the Spaniard played her last match on the 14th of February when she was defeated by Naomi Osaka 4-6 6-4 7-5 in the 4th round of the Australian Open (draw).
At the moment, during this season Garbine achieved a 9-3 win-loss record. Garbine Muguruza’s best result of the year was reaching the final in Melbourne.
Veronika Kudermetova in 2021
Currently the world no.34 (career-high), Kudermetova played her last match on the 22nd of February when she surrendered to Shelby Rogers 6-3 7-6(4) in the 1st round in Adelaide (draw).
This season Veronika owns a compiled 8-4 record. Veronika Kudermetova’s best accomplishment of the year was getting to the final in Abu Dhabi.
Garbine Muguruza and her coach |
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