Muguruza Masters Hibino At Olympics
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil – French Open champion Garbiñe Muguruza continued to play incredible tennis in her debut at the Olympic tennis event, defeating Nao Hibino, 6-1, 6-1, to reach the third round.
Playing her first tournament since Wimbledon might have put pressure on the No.3 seed, Muguruza has dropped a combined six games in her first two matches, wrapping up her win over Hibino in just under an hour.
Hibino had kicked off her Olympic campaign by knocking out Irina-Camelia Begu, but had no answers for Muguruza’s mix of pace and precision, dropping serve five times in the straight set decision.
Up next for Muguruza is Monica Puig, who upset No.14 seed and Wimbledon quarterfinalist Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, 6-3, 6-2.
.@GarbiMuguruza needs just 56 minutes to defeat Japan's Nao Hibino 61 61 + set up a 3rd round match v Puig #Rio2016 pic.twitter.com/S8Hesxb8fH
— ITF Olympic Tennis (@OlympicsTennis) August 8, 2016
More to come…