Garbine Muguruza and Victoria Azarenka to contest Monterrey final

Garbine Muguruza has blasted her way into her second successive Monterrey final, where she will face a resurgent Victoria Azarenka.
The double Grand Slam winner has nt been in great form in recent months, but there was no signs of that as she cut through 2017 Wimbledon semi-finalist Magdalena Rybarikova in just 76 minutes.
“I am very happy to be here in the final,” said Muguruza after her 6-2, 6-3 win.
“It’s always a good feeling. Today was a very good match. I am very happy in front of this crowd and come every year.
“Every match is very different, every opponent is very different. Today I played good, so I am happy about that.
“I feel really good right now. I played better in this match than the others this week and I’m feeling great physically.
“Whenever I play, there’s pressure, but a final makes it more special.
I don’t feel like I’m defending the title. That can’t be taken away from me, but it’s just a new year, and a new final.”
Muguruza will now face former world number one Victoria Azarenka in Sunday’s final after she beat top seed Angelique Kerber 6-4, 4-6, 6-1 in the other semi.
It will be especially sweet for Azarenka, who has qualified for her first tour-level final in over three years.
Follow us on Twitter @T365Official and like our Facebook page.
More from Tennis365:
-
-
T365 Recall: When Serena Williams cemented her greatness at the 2015 Miami Open
-
-
Storylines from the 2019 tennis season so far: Featuring Roger Federer, Bianca Andreescu and more
-
Comment: Naomi Osaka is clearly struggling, but she’s certainly no flash in the pan
-
Five NextGen stars who are poised to dethrone Roger Federer and friends
-
Latest
-
ATP Tour
ATP Rankings: Stefanos Tsitsipas back into top five thanks to first title on grass
The ATP Rankings are set to be shaken up in the next fortnight.
-
Wimbledon
Carlos Alcaraz backs himself to upstage the icons at Wimbledon
Carlos Alacaraz believes he can hang with the best but has to get past Jan-Lennard Struff first.
-
Wimbledon
Wimbledon supremo explains call to have Iga Swiatek open Centre Court on Tuesday
Is there anybody better for the job than Iga Swiatek?
-
Wimbledon
Ons Jabeur enjoys dream opening day at Wimbledon and ‘hopes to go further than the quarter-finals’
A good day for Ons Jabeur at SW19.
-
News
Jodie Burrage to the rescue at Wimbledon as she helps unwell ball boy, feeds him sweets
The British number five attended to the youngster on Court 18.
-
Wimbledon
Wimbledon chief insists banning Russian and Belarusian players ‘was the right decision’
“It was the right decision to make for the Championships.”
-
Live Tennis
Wimbledon day one: Follow the action from SW19 with Tennis365’s live scores and results centre here…
Catch the action from Wimbledon with our live scores and results centre…
-
Wimbledon
Iga Swiatek on Wimbledon Centre Court honour and being ‘overwhelmed’ when seeing Serena Williams
Iga Swiatek “proud” to be handed Centre Court honour.
-
Wimbledon
Andy Murray tipped to do some serious damage at Wimbledon as ‘he can beat anybody on grass’
Andy Murray to go far at Wimbledon this year?
-
Wimbledon
Ten Brits who had their 15 minutes in the Wimbledon sun, featuring Marcus Willis, Heather Watson, Kyle Edmund
Sometimes, less fancied Brits have risen to the occasion in front of the Wimbledon home crowd…