Muguruza never managed to earn a single break point and made a whopping 33 unforced errors, more than twice her opponent's total, in a 6-3 6-3 defeat against Alize Cornet in the second round under a bright blue and cloudless sky at Rod Laver Arena.
A list of former champions and in-form WTA stars have laid claim for the Grand Slam and indiatvnews.com picks the five best bets for the customary opening Major of the season.
The 28-year-old Spaniard beat Anett Kontaveit 6-3, 7-5 to win WTA Finals title on Wednesday for the first time in her career and improve her record playing in Mexico at 14 wins and two losses.
The 28-year-old Spaniard beat Anett Kontaveit 6-3, 7-5 to win WTA Finals title on Wednesday for the first time in her career and improve her record playing in Mexico at 14 wins and two losses.
Garbine Muguruza dominated Paula Badosa in a 6-3, 6-3 victory and will play Anett Kontaveit for the title at the WTA Finals. Eighth-seeded Kontaveit beat Maria Sakkari 6-1, 3-6, 6-3 in the other semi-final.
Muguruza reportedly told the reigning French Open champion that her behaviour was 'so unprofessional' after the match ended after 1 AM following Krejcikova's medical break.
The ninth-seeded Muguruza, a two-time Grand Slam champion, beat Andrea Petkovic 6-4, 6-2. She could next face No. 18 seed Victoria Azarenka
Those were two of the earliest victories as the tournament welcomed back spectators after being playing last year without fans because of the coronavirus pandemic.
Kvitova broke Muguruza's serve five times in a row to seal the first set and take a commanding lead in the second.
Muguruza struggled with her serve and double faulted on the final two points of the 2 hour, 16-minute match.
Ash Barty beat former No. 1 Garbine Muguruza, 6-1, 6-7, 6-2 Thursday to reach the semifinals of the Qatar Open.
Garbine Muguruza beat Ukrainian teenager Dayana Yastremska 6-2, 6-4 Wednesday to reach the quarterfinals of the Qatar Open.
When she took the first set of Saturday's final with two breaks of serve to one, the unseeded Muguruza was a set away from clinching her first major title since Wimbledon in 2017.
14th-seeded Kenin won the first major final of her career Saturday by coming back to beat a fading Muguruza 4-6, 6-2, 6-2 at Melbourne Park.
Garbine Muguruza managed 32 winners as against Sofia Kenin's 28, but had incurred almost double the unforced errors as the American (45 to 23) and most importantly, hit 8 unforced errors.
21-year-old Sofia Kenin on Saturday stunned two-time Grand Slam winner Garbine Muguriza of Spain to win her maiden major at the Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne Park.
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Will it be 21-year-old Sofia Kenin who reached her maiden Grand Slam final, and Garbine Muguruza from Spain, who will be looking for her third major after French Open in 2016 and Wimbledon in 2017?
Spain's Garbine Muguruza has set up a final clash against USA's Sofia Kenin in the Australian Open.
Muguruza, who won the French Open in 2016 and Wimbledon the following year, took the first set in 23 minutes and conceded just 12 points in seven games.
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