It was the second round of the National Bank Open 2021 and fans witnessed a huge upset there. Tokyo Olympics 2020 Gold medalist Katerina Siniakova thrashed World No.9 Garbine Muguruza in three sets to advance to the pre-quarters. The final scoreline of the match was 6-2, 0-6, 6-3.
Set-1: Katerina Siniakova shocks Garbine Muguruza
Garbine Muguruza began the set on a really high note as she won the first game quite easily. She broke in the next game and was now leading 2-0 at the end of the second game.
Muy metida en el partido Garbiñe en este inicio de partido. La española rompe el saque de Siniakova en el segundo juego del encuentro #OBN21
0 Siniakova
2 Muguruza
https://t.co/56x6E4YT2r pic.twitter.com/HYuls5AVeI
— Teledeporte (@teledeporte) August 10, 2021
However, Katerina Siniakova broke back and then won the subsequent game as well to equalise the scoreline at 2-2. She had already gained the momentum and didn’t let it go. Even though the World No.9 player saved two break-points in the fifth game, Siniakova capitalised on the third one and broke yet again to take the lead.
Upset Alert
@K_Siniakova takes the first set in impressive 6-2 fashion against No.5 seed Muguruza.
Siniakova pourrait-elle créer la 1ère surprise de la journée ? La Tchèque remporte le 1er set 6-2 contre Muguruza.#OBN21 pic.twitter.com/KEA9HBnxZT
— Omnium Banque Nationale (@OBNmontreal) August 10, 2021
She broke yet again in seventh game and was now just one game away from taking away the first set. Serving for the set, she didn’t take much time and won the set 6-2 in 37 minutes. Interestingly, she won six consecutive games in this set.
Watch This Story: How Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic, Serena Williams, and Others Travel
Set-2: Muguruza bagels Siniakova
Muguruza got off to a great start in the second set as well as she won the first game. She broke in the second game and established a 2-0 lead over her opponent yet again. However, she didn’t repeat her earlier mistakes this time.
Garbine Muguruza is off to a great start in the second set!
#OBN21 pic.twitter.com/hvxALcrYr1
— くれふぁ@暫定垢 (@umbre_sports532) August 10, 2021
As a result, after winning the third game, she broke again in the fourth game. She won the fifth game too and was now inching towards a bagel.
Tenis | #Radioestadio
@GarbiMuguruza empata el partido con un segundo set en blanco!! #OBN21
Garbiñe Muguruza (9)
2-6
6-0
Katerina Siniakova (55)
pic.twitter.com/cEHDSixKGH— Radioestadio (@Radioestadio) August 10, 2021
The Spaniard didn’t miss as she capitalized her first set-point to make a phenomenal comeback. As a result, she won the second set 6-0 in 34 minutes.
Set-3: Final nail in the coffin of Garbine Muguruza
It was Siniakova who broke in the very first game of the third set and took the early lead. However, Muguruza broke back and equalized the scoreline at 1-1. Interestingly, Siniakova broke again and was broken back yet again by Muguruza. Thus, the scoreline reached 2-2.
Precisión milimétrica de Siniakova que consigue un nuevo contrabreak #OBN21
6 0 2 Siniakova
2 6 1Muguruza
El desenlace del partido, aquí: https://t.co/56x6E4YT2r pic.twitter.com/sAiIHfnXYD
— Teledeporte (@teledeporte) August 10, 2021
However, after that, both the players won their respective service games before Siniakova broke and built a lead of 4-3 over Muguruza after the end of the seventh game.
Some performance from the Czech
@K_Siniakova puts in an impressive display to defeat No.5 seed Muguruza in 3!#OBN21 pic.twitter.com/YQ2mB7wH4r
— wta (@WTA) August 10, 2021
She won the next game on her serve and broke for the fourth time in the ninth game to conquer the set 6-3. As a result, she won the match in three sets.
Also Read: “I Eat What I Want”: Garbine Muguruza Reveals Her Flexibility in the Athletic Diet
The post UPSET! Olympic Gold Medalist Stuns Garbine Muguruza at National Bank Open 2021 R2 appeared first on EssentiallySports.
from EssentiallySports https://www.essentiallysports.com/wta-tennis-news-t-olympic-gold-medalist-stuns-garbine-muguruza-at-national-bank-open-2021-r2/
0 Comments