I’m not terribly surprised to see Garbine Muguruza fade listlessly away from Wimbledon 2016 early. I just thought it might be in round one against Camila Giorgi. Instead, the #2 seed and reigning Roland Garros women’s singles champion was emphatically shown the door in the second round by Jana Cepelova, 6-3 6-2. Honestly, it didn’t … Continue reading
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Garbine Muguruza Survives Upset Scare On Day One Of Wimbledon 2016; Madison Keys Rolls, Ana Ivanovic Crashes Out
Most tennis pundits could see this one coming a mile away. Garbine Muguruza’s first round clash with Camila Giorgi had the makings of an upset alert. Despite her relatively diminutive size, Camila abuses the ball by hitting it with every ounce of power in her body. The problem is that she often will alternate between jaw-dropping … Continue reading
Garbine Muguruza Ready For Wimbledon 2016
After being crowned a new Major singles champion at Roland Garros 2016, Garbine Muguruza has been anointed as The One. There’s a lot of pressure to be the next big thing in tennis. Every result she earns will be magnified from this point on. After defeating Serena Williams in straight sets in Paris, Mugu turned … Continue reading
WTA Stars Glow At Wimbledon 2016 Pre-Tournament Party
It seems like it was only a few weeks ago that the tennis world crowned a new Major champion in Garbine Muguruza at Roland Garros 2016. Well, it seems that way because it actually was only a few weeks ago. Even with the extra week added this year in between Roland Garros and Wimbledon 2016, … Continue reading
Tennis Players Dominate Forbes 2016 List Of Top Paid Female Athletes With Serena Williams Coming In At #1
#1 SERENA WILLIAMS (Tennis), $28.9 Million After an 11-year reign as the top female money earner in sports, counting endorsements combined with prizemoney, the provisionally suspended Maria Sharapova fell to #2 as 21-time singles Major winner Serena Williams tops the Forbes 2016 list, measuring money over the last 12 months. Considering that some of her … Continue reading
Garbine Muguruza Roland Garros 2016 Champion’s Photoshoot
It was off to the Place de la Concorde for Roland Garros 2016 Women’s Singles Champion Garbine Muguruza. The 22-year old Spanish/Venezuelan player is the new world #2 and the first Spanish woman to win the singles title at Roland Garros since Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario. Hall of Famer Sanchez, the Barcelona Bumblebee as the late, great … Continue reading
Garbine Muguruza Wins Roland Garros 2016
So where does the talented Spaniard go from here? It’s hard to say. There have been so many “up and coming” type players over the decades. Some make it big. Some become journeywomen players. Some make a big splash and fade away. Some don’t pan out at all. Obviously, Garbine has already surpassed that last … Continue reading
Garbine Muguruza Reaches Roland Garros 2016 Final, Sets Up Showdown With Serena Williams
Although Garbine Muguruza of Spain had already won a singles and doubles title at the Hobart International, one could make the argument that the first time she moved the needle significantly in the tennis world was when she defeated American Serena Williams in the second round at Roland Garros 2014. At that time, Serena was … Continue reading
Garbine Muguruza, Samantha Stosur First Into Women’s Semifinals At Roland Garros 2016
It was a great run to the Roland Garros 2016 quarterfinals for American Shelby Rogers. Alas, that would be as far as she would go. #4 seed Garbine Muguruza of Spain reached her first ever Roland Garros singles semifinals with a 7-5 6-3 triumph over Shelby. Since dropping the first set she played in this … Continue reading
Garbine Muguruza, Shelby Rogers Advance To Quarterfinals Of Roland Garros 2016
I just keep getting more and more impressed by the play of Spain’s Garbine Muguruza at Roland Garros 2016. Against 2009 champion Svetlana Kuznetsova of Russia, I thought Mugu would have her campaign ended in the 4th round. Oh thee…and by thee, I mean me…of little faith! 4th seed Gabi took out the 2-time Major … Continue reading
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