Barbora Krejcikova and Garbine Muguruza are not going to be best friends after their last match at the US Open. After winning the first set, Barbora started to struggle by the end of the second set.
She had to take a medical timeout before serving on a 5-6 score-line. The Czech looked in real trouble and when she was back on court she managed to hold before winning the breaker and the match.
Barbora apologized for her medical time-out during the ritual handshake at the net, but Muguruza didn’t accept the apology to say: “This is so unprofessional.”
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After the match, Barbora received some more treatment to release the following statement:
“I think I started the match really well and was playing good tennis. The key was to start the match well. There were a lot of breaks which was difficult, but I was happy that I won the first set 6-3.
Out of nowhere, I got the lead 4-0 and then things started to get complicated.
Garbine started to raise her level and I was expecting that. At the end, I was really struggling and I feel really bad right now.
I don’t really know what happened but I couldn’t breathe. I started to feel dizzy and the whole world was shaking. It never happened to me before.
I just gave my all at the end. It’s tough because it was my first time on such a big court playing the night session and I was really having fun until then.”
Krejcikova at the U.S. Open, ranking, and results in 2021
Currently the world no.9 (career-high), Barbora has a composed 43-12 win-loss record in 2021. Barbora is participating at the U.S. Open where she ousted Astra Sharma 6-0 6-4, Christina Mchale 6-3 6-1, Kamilla Rakhimova 6-4 6-2 and Garbine Muguruza 6-3 7-64.
Barbora Krejcikova will face the world no.2 Aryna Sabalenka in the quarter. Their current record is 1-0 for Sabalenka.
The Czech has won 3 titles in 2021 in Strasbourg, at the French Open and in Prague. Barbora reached the final in Dubai (Dubai Duty Free Championships).
Garbine Muguruza in 2021
Now ranked no.10, Garbine played her last match on the 5th of September when she was defeated by world no.9 Barbora Krejcikova 6-3 7-6(4) in the 4th round in U.S. Open (draw).
At present, during this year Garbine owns an overall 34-14 match record. The Spaniard has won 1 title in Dubai. Muguruza reached the final in Melbourne and in Doha.
Barbora Krejcikova and Garbine Muguruza played each other 3 times. Their current record is 2-1 for Krejcikova. Previously, the last time they played, Barbora Krejcikova won 6-3 7-6(4) in the 4th round in New York (U.S. Open) on the 5th of September 2021.
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