MADRID, 13 (EUROPA PRESS)
The Spanish tennis player Australian Open“>Garbiñe Muguruza has acknowledged that she left the Australian Open, the first ‘Grand Slam’ of the season, “disappointed” and where she fell in the second round, and that her defeat was “a wake-up call”, although she has warned that ” it is already past» and that it is time to focus on the future.
“I left disappointed. It took me a couple of days to get home. I thought, how am I going to change things? How am I going to come back stronger? It was a wake-up call », she declared at a press conference about her defeat in the second round of the ‘great’ oceanic against the French Alize Cornet (6-3, 6-3).
In this sense, he explained that after that, he began “to train quite quickly.” «I worked well and told myself ‘I’m going to prepare better’. It’s always disappointing to lose in a ‘Grand Slam’ so early. But you have to move on and I’m here. Australia is already past », he stressed.
Now, he returns to action in the Dubai tournament, in the WTA 500 category and where he won the title last year. “Winning here last year meant a lot. It was a very strange tournament; I came at the last moment from Doha, without part of my team, playing so many games in a row… I think it was a great experience, it gave me a lot of confidence », she recalled.
Maria Sakkari’s last-minute withdrawal has meant that the Spaniard is no longer facing the American Danielle Collins, a finalist at the Australian Open, and has to wait to find out the name of the qualifying player. «It is a complicated surface; the ball flies, it’s a fast court. I don’t have a favorite rival to play, I think they will all be tough », she said.
In another order of things, he explained what it is like to work with Conchita Martínez. «We all know her career in tennis, but she would say that outside of tennis she is a very calm and very empathetic person. It is not easy to find people in the coaching area who really understand you, and who can communicate with even fewer words. That’s important to me,” she said.
On the other hand, Muguruza was happy for the entry of Paula Badosa in the ‘Top 5’. “She is great, she is very talented. I think she solved her puzzle, and she jumped from year to year. She took time to show her tennis and it’s great to see her around. I look forward to sharing more experiences with her, and having someone from the same country on tour helps. I also miss Carla -Suárez- a lot now that she is gone. And Paula arrived, it’s always good to have someone, “he said.
He was also “very” happy about Australian Ashleigh Barty’s victory in Melbourne. «She is showing to be a very serene and very solid number one. As for her tennis, we all know that she is very talented. She is taking it in a very mature way, very stable. Sometimes it’s difficult because of all this pressure to play at home. She deserved it,” she stated.
Finally, he recalled Rafa Nadal’s final in the Australian ‘great’. “My God, what a game! He was very connected all the time, it was a legendary match. I can’t watch too many games because of time, training or calendar, but I had to see this one. He was really impressive, he showed his essence in that match. It’s tough, strong, everything. It was a perfect example that he is the best to turn a match around, fight and win,” he concluded.
