Garbine Muguruza condemned Maria Sharapova for the worst grand slam defeat in six years at the French Open

The Spaniard ranked Russia’s world number one 1 with a comprehensive win as he seeks to reclaim the Roland Garros title he won in 2016.
Garbine Muguruza beat Maria Sharapova 6-2, 6-1 to reach the French Open semi-finals on Wednesday, condemning Russia for its worst grand slam defeat in more than six years.
The third-seeded Spanish, who won in Paris in 2016, will next face top seed Simona Halep, who beat twice-time German champion Angelique Kerber 6-7 (2-7), 6-3, 6-2 for final place. Saturday.
Sharapova, playing at Roland Garros for the first time since 2015, suffered a one-sided defeat when slammed since losing 6-3, 6-0 to Victoria Azarenka in the 2012 Australian Open final.
I am very happy to be in another final in Paris, “said Muguruza who has not dropped a set at the tournament.I am against a great player so I have to make sure I bring my best tennis.”
Sharapova, who missed the 2016 tournament due to a doping ban and last year after she was denied a wild card, was broken six times, made 27 mistakes of her own and won just five points on her own serve in the second set.
It was only the fifth defeat in 25 grand slam quarterfinals.
Muguruza pounced on Sharapova who in error started 4-0 with a double break.
Sharapova never recovered from undergoing three double faults in the first game.
At the end of the first set, the five-time winner only won eight points against Muguruza’s serve and failed to carve out a single break point.
Muguruza only hit five winners in more than enough opener against volatile Russia who reached the quarterfinals for the first time in three years when long-time rivals Serena Williams handed over injuries caused by injuries.
Sharapova, 31, broke in the opening game of the second set she immediately took.
However, it was just a short break as the 24-year-old Wimbledon champion Muguruza claimed a quick double break for 4-1, backed by being held for 5-1.
It all ended in the next game when Sharapova sent a backhand out.
In the other semi-final, for example, US Open champion Sloane Stephens will face fellow American Madison Keys in a repeat of the 2017 final at Flushing Meadows.

courtesy : scmp.com
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