WilkerCSBD Posted March 16, 2021 Posted March 16, 2021 Garbiñe defeated the Czech Krejcikova in the final, 7-6 and 6-3, and won her first title since April 2019, which will make her rise to 13th place in the world ranking Garbiñe Muguruza became champion of the WTA 1000 in Dubai after beating Barbora Krejciko Joan Justribó Garbiñe Muguruza put an end to almost two years of drought on the WTA circuit this Saturday. The former Roland Garros and Wimbledon champion had already shown in this 2021 evidence of the recovery of her game that she confirmed in the final of the WTA 1000 in Dubai, the step immediately below the Grand Slam, with her victory over the Czech Barbora Krejcikova in a More competitive and longer match than the scoreboard seems to indicate: 7-6 and 6-3. After just over two hours of play, the Spaniard imposed her game and won her first crown since April 2019, which comes after falling in two other finals this year: Yarrah Valley and Doha. It is the eighth title on the WTA circuit for Muguruza, 27, in 15 finals. Muguruza decided with her mettle in the tiebreak of the first set, setting up a difficult victory Muguruza decided with her mettle in the tiebreak of the first set, setting up a difficult victory Krejcikova, despite her low ranking (63rd), did not make things easy for her and was solid from the back of the track, managing in many moments to impose a rhythm that did not suit the Spanish. In fact, the Czech began warning with a break in the first game to which Muguruza responded immediately within a first set full of ups and downs and errors from both; After four service breaks, two per side, and three set balls wasted by Garbiñe with 5-6 in his favor, the fate of the first round was decided in the tiebreaker, and there the Spanish-Venezuelan imposed her biggest draw narrowly (8-6), with Krejcikova failing when the pressure tightened the most. IT MAY INTEREST YOU TENNIS Basilashvili leaves Bautista without title in Doha TENNIS Díez Román, reelected president of the RFET TENNIS Sara Sorribes will play her first final of a WTA tournament in Guadalajara The Czech disappeared on her way to the locker room before the start of the second set, she took more than ten minutes to appear, but when she did, Muguruza did not lower her guard: break in the first game, an advantage that she would keep until the end. The Spanish began to move her rival more from side to side, preventing her from taking her forehand comfortably, and although Muguruza continued to commit more forced errors than necessary, her rival also seemed more off-center and ended up paying it with a break in the game. final, for the final 6-3 that puts Garbiñe back on the right path to aspire to recover his best level. Muguruza had reached the semi-finals in dubai three times, and he remembered it in her first statements after the victory. “I had tried here before, and this time I succeeded after a great week, and after losing two finals this year. I'm very happy, ”said the Spaniard, who dedicated her victory to her team, starting with Conchita Martínez.
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