Serena Williams Makes You Get the Best Out of Your Tennis, Says Garbine Muguruza

Former World No.1 Garbine Muguruza recently narrowly lost to Sofia Kenin in the Australian Open final. And surely the Spanish player will appreciate her performance after a bad 2018 and 2019. Interestingly before her slump, she was among the best on tour and had a rivalry with Serena Williams brewing up.

Muguruza has had her times in her career. She broke into the scene when she reached the Wimbledon final in 2015 but lost out to Serena Williams. She got her revenge a year later when she defeated Serena in the 2016 French Open final winning her first major. Subsequently, she won Wimbledon in 2017 claiming her second Grand Slam. But 2018 and 2019 were horrendous for the player. She dropped out of the top 10, had a few injury problems and form dipped.

So reaching the 2020 Australian Open final sort of rejuvenated her career. And so she could use the momentum to win bigger tournaments and reach the top once again.

“Serena Williams is a legend” – Garbine Muguruza

In an interview with El Tiempo, Muguruza called Serena the best player in history and a great rival a player can have. To beat Serena you have to improve your game and so Muguruza likes that.

“She is the best player in history and is one of the best rivals one can have because they make you get the best out of your tennis in order to beat them. She is a legend, and beating her has not been easy,” she said

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Muguruza also spoke about her struggle in 2018 and 2019. It’s just a part of her professional growth and she has learned a lot from it. And Muguruza also says that she has taken the Australian Open defeat as a positive step and with maturity, she has learned to appreciate these moments.

“Yes, those two years really were not as good as the previous ones. I think it was a bit of everything. I had a very fast, very strong career success. The objectives came very quickly and maybe it took me a bit to assimilate them. But they have helped me to change things, to see from other perspectives my career to arrive this year renewed and being aware that it is part of my professional growth.” Muguruza said

As the tennis season restarts Muguruza will look to regain her momentum and challenge for Grand Slams again.

Source: El Tiempo