Saved the stumbling block of the United States Open, defeat in the second round, with the mitigating effects of the long inactivity caused by the pandemic, Garbiñe Muguruza has arguments to face the final stretch of this still uncertain season with a point of optimism.

«I get a lot of positive things from this week.

Today [yesterday] physically I have been far from my best level and freshness;

also, against a player who is physical.

Without feeling very well I have pushed it to the limit, "she said at the press conference after her loss to Simona Halep in the semifinals of the Premier 5 in Rome.

The Romanian disputes the final on Monday (2.30pm, DAZN) against Karolina Pliskova, who beat Marketa Vondrousova 6-2, 6-4.

Halep defeated Garbiñe by 6-3, 4-6 and 6-4, in two hours and 17 minutes that, without forgetting some errors of draft, endorsed the good competitive tone of the Venezuelan Hispanic throughout the tournament.

«Having played matches is going to help me to face Paris, to get shot.

It is true that I have played well at Roland Garros without having done well before.

It is a bit curious at times and does not guarantee anything.

Temperamental and often unpredictable, he has achieved his best results in Paris without major pronouncements beforehand.

It is true that in 2016 she also reached the semifinals in Rome, then surpassed by Madison Keys, but before that she had stayed in the second round in Madrid (Irina Camelia Begu) and in the quarterfinals of Stuttgart (Francesca Schiavone).

Two years later, when she went to the semifinals at Roland Garros, being stopped precisely by Halep, she had rushed in her debut in Rome (Daria Gavrilova) and in Stuttgart (Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova), staying in the eighth of the Mutua Madid Open (Daria Kasatkina) and relativizing the title achieved in the beginning of spring in a second-rank tournament like Monterrey.

Signs of maturity

At the age of 26, and having concluded her time under the command of Sam Sumyk after a convulsive course, the former world number 1 and also Wimbledon champion in 2017 offers signs of a certain maturity.

That brilliant victory at the All England Club came with Conchita Martínez in her corner, given that Sumyk was absent due to paternity.

Now, again with the Aragonese at her side, since the beginning of the season at the head of the team, Garbiñe has been recovering ground.

Almost just started the new period together, she was planted in the final of the Australian Open, although she could not culminate in the final success against Sofia Kenin.

After concluding 2019 in 36th place, his worst ranking since 2013, Garbiñe returns to the top 15 as of today. Before stranding in the Foro Italico against Halep, he completed a race at least interesting.

She beat Sloane Stephens, winner of the US Open in 2017 and former world No. 3;

Coco Gauff, one of the emerging promises of the circuit;

Johanna Konta, a semifinalist in Paris last year, and Viktoria Azarenka, reborn with the title in Cincinnati and the recent US Open final.

With its dates modified due to Covid-19, Roland Garros, which starts on the 27th, is very open.

It is difficult to rule out Garbiñe among the favorites.

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