The most incredible defeat of Garbiñe Muguruza

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Garbiñe Muguruza

fell this Friday against the American

and said goodbye to Indian Wells in her first match in the Californian tournament.

Riske, who is ranked 53rd in the WTA rankings, defeated Muguruza, ranked ninth in the world, 0-6, 6-3, 6-1 in a match corresponding to the second round of Indian Wells that lasted a hour and 33 minutes.

The Spanish did not have to play the first round as she started as the eighth seed in the competition.

From 6-0, 3-0 to defeat

Muguruza's defeat came in a very strange match with several very different parts.

The first set was dominated by the Spanish with total authority (6-0) and in the second she was up 3-0, so she had everything in her favor to score the victory comfortably.

Riske looked down in the dumps after losing the first nine games of the match, but suddenly reacted admirably to rally from the second set to win six games in a row.

Already in the third set, Riske was more successful in the decisive moments to culminate an amazing victory against a sinking Muguruza and who could not recover from the great frustration of the second set.

Another disappointment in Indian Wells

This is the second consecutive disappointment for Muguruza in Indian Wells since in 2021 she also said goodbye in her first match in the Californian tournament after losing to the Australian

.

The Spanish closed last year in style with a historic title in the Masters Cup, but has started 2022 with doubts since she was eliminated in the second round of the Australian Open.

Faced with the surprising elimination of Muguruza, the positive news for the Spanish delegation this Friday in Indian Wells came in the men's draw from

, who qualified for the second round by defeating the Chinese

6-3 and 6-4 in one hour and 41 minutes.

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