The Spanish fell in the first round of Indian Wells against the American Alison Riske in a match that came to dominate 6-0 and 3-0.
Garbie Muguruza fell this Friday against the American Alison Riske and said goodbye to Indian Wells in their first match in the Californian tournament.
Riske, who is ranked 53rd in the WTA, defeated Muguruza, ranked ninth in the world, 0-6, 6-3, 6-1 in a match corresponding to the second round of Indian Wells that lasted a hour and 33 minutes.
The Spanish did not have to play the first round since she started as the eighth seed of the competition.
From 6-0, 3-0 to defeat
Muguruza’s defeat came in a very strange match with several very different parts.
The first set was dominated by the Spanish with total authority (6-0) and in the second she came up 3-0, so she had everything in her favor to score the victory comfortably.
Riske seemed depressed after losing the first nine games of the match, but suddenly reacted admirably to rally from the second set to win six games in a row.
Already in the third set, Riske was more successful in the decisive moments to culminate an amazing victory against a sinking Muguruza and who could not recover from the great frustration of the second set.
Another disappointment in Indian Wells
This is the second consecutive disappointment for Muguruza in Indian Wells since in 2021 she also said goodbye in her first match in the Californian tournament after losing to the Australian Ajla Tomljanovic.
The Spanish closed last year in style with a historic title in the Masters Cup, but has started 2022 with doubts since she was eliminated in the second round of the Australian Open.
Faced with the surprising elimination of Muguruza, the positive news for the Spanish delegation this Friday in Indian Wells came in the men’s box from the hand of Jaume Munarwho qualified for the second round by defeating Chinese Juncheng Shang by 6-3 and 6-4 in one hour and 41 minutes.
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