US Open 2021: World number nine Garbine Muguruza squeezs past Donna Vekic in tight first round match
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Updated 30/08/2021 at 18:08 GMT
Spanish-Venezuelan world number nine Garbine Muguruza took on Croatian rival Donna Vekic, and required tie-breaks to settle both sets in her victory on Monday at the US Open. Muguruza has not won a Grand Slam event for four years but reached the quarter-finals of the Tokyo Olympics earlier in the summer.
Garbine Muguruza
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World number nine Garbine Muguruza was pushed all the way by Croatian challenger Donna Vekic, winning 7-6(7-4) 7-6(7-5).
Both athletes stuck with their strong serves, with Vekic hitting 10 over the two sets and Muguruza sending down 8. The difference was in fine margins, with Vekic nailing just two of her seven break points, with Muguruza grabbing the same from four chances.
That clinical edge saw her scrape by with two tie-breaks in her favour.
Muguruza last won a Grand Slam event in 2017 when she won Wimbledon, a year after her French Open triumph.
She was able to reach the final of the Australian Open in 2020, but hinted at a return to better form at the Tokyo Olympics, where she reached the quarter-final stages.
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