Garbiñe Muguruza said goodbye to Roland Garros after a rough game against Danielle Collins, whom he dominated in the third set, but who was able to come back to eliminate the Spanish
(7-5, 2-6 and 6-4)
.
Muguruza, who had remarkably overridden the first set, seemed to have her move to the second round on track, but suddenly she was completely disconnected from the match.
Something that the American took advantage of to advance at Roland Garros after winning four consecutive games.
Collins will seek a place in the quarterfinals before the great tournament revelation.
She will face Tunisian
Ons Jabeur
, who became the first Arab woman to reach the round of 16 at Roland Garros after defeating Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka, eighth seed of the tournament, 7-6 (7), 2 -6 and 6-3.
The contrast was a while before Paula Badosa, who made history in the Parisian tournament.
The Spanish was "excited" after getting the ticket for the round of 16 and assured that "since she was little" she dreamed of "doing big things in the 'Grand Slams', in addition to admitting that it was a" complicated "match against
Jelena Ostapenko
.
"It was a difficult game because Jelena started very strong and being a puncher as she is, she doesn't give you much rhythm. She plays very aggressive tennis and I knew I had to be there at every point. I always like to dominate the games but I knew that It would be a little less and that it depended less on me. As the end of the game approached, it is true that
I have become a bit more nervous
but I have managed to manage it, "Badosa told Eurosport.
Asked why she cried when the match ended, the American-born player explained her emotion.
"I was excited to have reached this round because I had been waiting for something like this for a long time," said Badosa, who took the victory in two sets
(6-4, 6-3)
.
"Since I was little I always dreamed of doing great things in the 'Grand Slams', always giving it a lot of importance and that is why I could not perform 100% either. Also for all those moments that I have spent that have not been easy and all this is a huge reward" , sentenced Badosa, who will face the German
Laura Siegemund
in the second round
.
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