Garbine Muguruza will play her first match at the Miami Open on Friday 11 am, when she will face the world no.150 Xin Yu Wang. The world no.13 is probably the favorite no.2 after Naomi Osaka to conquer the title in Miami. Garbine is in top form this year and she impressed in the last 2 tournaments that she played in the Middle East, where she was the runner-up in Doha and the winner in Dubai.
However, Gabine is still ranked no.13 and she is seeded only no.12 at the Miami Open. She is in the lower part of the draw with Naomi Osaka that is seeded no.2. This means that it is extremely plausible that they will clash in the final in South Florida.
It’s worth noticing that Garbine Muguruza and Naomi Osaka faced off only once. Their actual head to head record is 1-0 for Osaka. When they played, Naomi Osaka won 4-6 6-4 7-5 in the 4th round in Melbourne (Australian Open) on the 14th of February 2021. On that occasion, Naomi won the match after saving 2 consecutive match points when she was 4-5 in the third set and on serve.
Here the highlights.
Garbine Muguruza in 2021
Currently ranked no.13, the Spaniard played her last match on the 13th of March when she overcame Barbora Krejcikova 7-6(6) 6-3 in the final in Dubai to win her 8th career title.
Currently, during this year the Spaniard has a compiled 18-4 record. Muguruza has won 1 title in Dubai. The Spaniard got to the final in Melbourne and in Doha.
Naomi Osaka in 2021
At the moment ranked no.2, Naomi played her last match on the 20th of February when she overcame Jennifer Brady 6-4 6-3 in the final of the Australian Open to win her 7th career title.
This season Naomi owns a compiled 10-0 record. Osaka has won 1 title at the Australian Open.
