“Had Been Playing With Pain”: Garbine Muguruza Reflects on Her Loss Against Bianca Andreescu at Miami Open 2021

World No. 9 Bianca Andreescu stunned the in-form Garbine Muguruza at the Miami Open 2021 yesterday. After losing the first set, the Canadian star made a terrific comeback and won the remaining two sets quite easily. The final scoreline of the match was 3-6, 6-3, 6-2. With her win, Andreescu also earned a ticket to the quarters of the tournament.

In the post-match interview, Garbine Muguruza admitted that she had a lot of opportunities to win the match, especially in the second set.

“It was a very even game, there was a lot of levels and I feel that I had opportunities to win, especially in the second set,” said Muguruza.

The Spaniard also accepted that she wasn’t completely fit and played the match with a lot of pain. “The physical has been decisive. I had been playing with pain for days and today they limited me a lot. But I remain positive,” added the 2-time Grand Slam winner.

(Quotes have been translated with Google Translate)

“Happy with the way I am playing”- Garbine Muguruza

Muguruza has been phenomenal in the 2021 tennis season so far. While she emerged as the winner of the Dubai Tennis Championships 2021, she ended up as the runner-up at the WTA Melbourne 500 2021 and at the Qatar Open 2021.

Because of this, she claimed that although she lost against Bianca Andreescu, she is happy with the way she is playing at the moment.

“I take the positive of this great start to the year. I am happy with the way I am playing and I am already looking at the tournaments on clay,” concluded the World No. 13 player.

Garbine Muguruza is will be excited about the upcoming clay-court season and will look forward to winning some titles there as well. Will Muguruza be able to lift her third Grand Slam title at the French Open this year?

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