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‘I’m Sorry’- Garbine Muguruza Pens an Emotional Message for Fans After Shocking First Round Exit at Wimbledon Championships 2022

Published 06/30/2022, 12:17 PM EDT

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2-time Grand Slam winner Garbine Muguruza has been facing a tough time on the tour. Recently, she lost in the very first round at the Wimbledon Championships at the hands of Belgian tennis player Greet Minnen.

After this defeat, she received heavy criticism from her fans all around the world. As a result, she took to social media and provided an explanation regarding her poor form in the last six months.

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Garbine Muguruza expects to get back in form in the next six months

Earlier, the Spanish player posted a story on Instagram where she wrote, “These last six months have been very hard. Dealing with defeats, frustration and pressure. Competing in RG and Wimbledon, tournaments that I love, with all the preparation and effort that my whole team has made, not finding my tennis has been emotionally, a very hard blow. To my followers and those who place their expectations on me, just to say that I’m sorry and I hope that the remaining six months of 2022 are more bearable and I can at least find those good feelings again.”

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Notably, Muguruza won the Wimbledon Championships in 2017 and was looking to get back in form in this year’s competition. Unfortunately for her, she suffered a heavy defeat in the first round of this year’s Wimbledon.

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Muguruza’s terrible 2022

Last year, the Spanish player had a terrific outing on the tour; she won three singles titles, including the WTA Finals. However, this year, she has been in terrible form starting from the Australian Open. In that tournament, she reached only the second round. In the French Open, she could not even go past the first round.

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Apart from that, her form was not great in other WTA tournaments as well. The only good result came at the Qatar Open, where she was able to win two consecutive matches for the first time this season. Despite that, she is hopeful of turning things around in the next six months as the season is not over yet.

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Meanwhile, she will most probably shift her focus to the next Grand Slam, i.e. the US Open. Her best result came in 2017 and 2021, when she reached the round of 16.

Can Muguruza turn things around this year? Let us know in the comments.

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Debkinkar Maity is a Tennis Author at EssentiallySports. His desire to become a sports journalist inspired him to take up a degree in journalism and mass communication, and he hasn't looked back ever since. Following the sport for over a decade now, Debkinkar has an ardent love for Roger Federer.
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