‘Really Cried When I Saw the News’ – Garbine Muguruza Reveals the Impact of Serena Williams in Her Tennis Career

Legendary tennis player Serena Williams has been inspiring almost three generations of players since making her debut in 1995. Previously, we have heard many players talk about Serena’s influence, including Coco Gauff, Naomi Osaka, and many others. Recently, 2-time Grand Slam champion, Garbine Muguruza, also opened up about Serena’s influence on her career.

Notably, Muguruza is currently playing in the US Open, as she reached the third round of the Grand Slam tournament for the first time this season.

Garbine Muguruza opens up about taking inspiration from Serena Williams

In a recent interview, the Spaniard talked about Serena‘s retirement news, which made her quite emotional. “I really cried when I saw the news because she inspired many of us and I’m one of those girls that started in a very difficult spot playing tennis, having zero options to become a tennis player,” Muguruza said. 

Later in the interview, the former world no.1 talked about how her mother told her to emulate both Venus and Serena’s journey. “I remember my mom always saying like ‘look at these sisters and they made it and look how fearless they are and you have to be like them’. Well, thanks to her I became the player I am,” she further said. 

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It is worth noting that both Muguruza and Serena faced each other six times in their career and they both won 3 matches. Moreover, they played in two Grand Slam finals, in Wimbledon in 2015 and the French Open in 2016. At Wimbledon, the American tennis star won against the Spaniard.

However, Muguruza got her revenge, as she beat Serena in the French Open final the next year. The last time they played against one another was back in 2019 at Indian Wells, where Serena retired from the match.

Muguruza will play Petra Kvitova in the third round of the US Open 2022

Meanwhile, as mentioned before, Muguruza reached the third round at the US Open. In the third round, she will face the 2-time Grand Slam winner Petra Kvitova.

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Notably, the Czech player recently reached the final of the Cincinnati Masters, where she lost to Caroline Garcia. Whereas, Muguruza’s form has been terrible this year, which forced her to send an apology message on social media to her fans. Now, it seems like she is finally getting her form back.

Who will win between Kvitova and Muguruza? Let us know in the comments.