Muguruza Gets Past Radwanska to Reach Wimbledon Final
July 9, 2015 | By Brian Coleman
Spaniard Garbine Muguruza is through to her first Grand Slam final after beating 13th-seeded Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland 6-2, 3-6, 6-3 to reach the Wimbledon finals on Thursday.
“I don’t have words to express how happy I am,” said the 20th-seeded Muguruza. “I worked all my life to achieve this moment so there are no words. I was just thinking that the match was going to be tough and I was very nervous in the second set. Radwanska has a lot of experience and I just fought. It’s going to be a dream—I’m in the final of Wimbledon—but I really want to win this tournament so I must concentrate for the next one.”
Muguruza came out firing and used her power to eliminate some of Radwanska’s excellent ground-strokes. She broke twice early on to build a 4-1 advantage, and served out the remainder of the opening set 6-2.
Radwanska would fight back, though, and fought off an early break in the second set with a break point of her own in the sixth game. She would break once more and after a hold, forced the match into a deciding third set.
In the third, Muguruza would break twice, including in the final game, as a Radwanska serve would sail wide on match point, giving the Spaniard the win and a spot in her first ever Grand Slam final.
Brian Coleman
Senior Editor, Long Island Tennis Magazine
Brian Coleman is the Senior Editor for Long Island Tennis Magazine. He may be reached at brianc@usptennis.com.
