3) Sevastova ends Muguruza’s challenge
French Open Champion. One of two women to beat Serena Williams in a Grand Slam this year. World No.3. These were some of the adjectives used to describe Garbine Muguruza this season. No surprise that the lanky Spaniard was seen as a big challenge to Serena’s bid for a 23rd Grand Slam trophy.
Muguruza was drawn against Sevastova in the second round of the US Open after a shaky opening match which went to 3 sets. The nerves would once again haunt the Spaniard as Sevastova played out of her skin to surprise the Spaniard.
Maybe the fact that it was her debut match at the Arthur Ashe stadium what led to her nerves but Sevastova’s bold game also contributed to her 7-5, 6-4 win. But Muguruza did put up a fight, saving second match points in the second set to get back on serve at 4-5 only to get broken again. A headline result – confidence from which Sevastova would use to beat Johanna Konta later.
