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Match details
Fixture: (1/WC) Garbine Muguruza vs Martina Trevisan
Date: 18 May 2022
Tournament: Grand Prix SAR La Princesse Lalla Meryem 2022
Round: Second round (Round of 16)
Venue: Rabat, Morocco
Category: WTA 250
Surface: Clay
Prize money: $251,750
Live telecast: USA - Tennis Channel | UK - Amazon Prime Video
Garbine Muguruza vs Martina Trevisan preview
Two-time Grand Slam champion Garbine Muguruza will take on World No. 85 Martina Trevisan in the second round of the 2022 Grand Prix SAR La Princesse Lalla Meryem in Rabat, Morocco, on Wednesday.
Following her loss at Indian Wells, Muguruza went on a break to recover from an injury. She returned to the tour at the Madrid Open, where she defeated Ajla Tomljanovic 7-5, 6-2 in the first round. But she suffered a lopsided 6-3, 6-0 loss to Anhelina Kalinina in the second round.
After a first-round bye at the Italian Open, Muguruza was up against Yulia Putintseva. She served for the match at 5-4 in the second set and was 30-0 up, but got broken and proceeded to lose 3-6, 7-6 (4), 6-1. The former World No. 1 then took a wildcard to compete in Rabat.
Muguruza put in a strong performance to defeat Anna Danilina 6-3, 6-2 in the first round on Monday and will now aim to win consecutive matches on clay for the first time this season.
Martina Trevisan, meanwhile, kicked off her clay season at the Istanbul Cup, where she lost a close match against Nuria Parrizas Diaz in the first round. At the Madrid Open, she failed to make it past the qualifying rounds. She then lost to Zhang Shuai 6-4, 6-2 in the first round of the Italian Open.
Trevisan arrived in Rabat with no main-draw wins on clay under her belt in 2022. She quickly changed that stat in her first-round match, winning 6-0, 6-4 against qualifier You Xiaodi.
Garbine Muguruza vs Martina Trevisan head-to-head
This is set to be the first encounter between the two players, so the head-to-head stands at 0-0 for now.
Garbine Muguruza vs Martina Trevisan odds
All odds are sourced from BetMGM.
Garbine Muguruza vs Martina Trevisan prediction
Neither Muguruza nor Trevisan has played at a high level over the past few weeks and both will be keen to make a deep run in Rabat and gain a semblance of momentum with the French Open on the horizon.
The claycourt Major remains a highlight in both of their careers. Muguruza won her maiden Grand Slam title in Paris in 2016, while Trevisan reached her solitary Major quarterfinal at Roland Garros two years ago.
Muguruza's done well on clay over the years, but her movement on the red dirt has declined of late. She appears to be a step slow and generally off balance.
But the Spaniard's groundstrokes were firing in her opening match. Her serving numbers were also good, winning 71% of her first-serve points and hitting five aces. She did cough up four double faults, so that's something she'll need to work on ahead of her next match.
Trevisan's backhand is the strongest element of her game and being a left-hander gives her an added advantage. She has a solid return and hits the ball deep to push her opponents back.
Muguruza's the more aggressive and powerful hitter of the two, but Trevisan has the game to frustrate her. All things considered, the former World No. 1 should be able to get the win.
Pick: Garbine Muguruza to win in straight sets.
