OK, let's see Muguruza-Halep.
For my taste, this arena is too circular.
Only Romanian-language streaming?
1-0 Halep
then breaks, as Muguruza isn't comfortable with hard, fast returns
2-0
Both in Adidas, similar colors, but different dresses.
Muguruza makes too many errors, esp on FH
3-0 Halep.
A bit of public in boxes, not much in the rest.
6-2 Halep, plays very well
But Muguruza breaks for
2-0 serves very well
3-0 Muguruza, 2 breaks up
pressures Halep quite well now
1-1 in sets, Halep was quite shaky in the 2nd
Instead of variety (slice, dropshots), Halep stays in mano a mano with Muguruza, and that is not recommended for too long
2-1 Muguruza, one break up
but Halep breaks back for
2-2
Everything is on the table
Halep serves at love
3-2
Muguruza steps into the ball better than Halep
4-3 Muguruza with break up
Not good for Halep: Muguruza has a longer, heavier ball
6-3 Muguruza
wins match deservedly, she was the aggressive player.
I haven't seen anything new from Halep. No plan B, no slice, no dropshots, no volleys, no stepping into the court. Playing hardball with those bigger than you has its limits.
Halep needs more variety. She allowed Muguruza to take the initiative from the net.
Let's hope Beijing will be a little bit better.
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Aggressive Muguruza Shocks Halep
http://www.wtatennis.com/news/article/4165239/title/aggressive-muguruza-shocks-halep
The match numbers showed just how in the zone Muguruza was. Facing one of the best defenders in the game she managed a positive winners to unforced errors differential in the match, 34 to 33, while Halep was clearly rattled, finishing with a -17 differential of 21 winners to 38 unforced errors.
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Garcia is a candidate for a future number one a few years hence.
