For the second consecutive week, the Spanish Garbiñe Muguruza beat the French Caroline Garcia, this time in Dubai, 7-5 and 6-2, to reach the semifinals of this tournament.
If in Doha, where she was a finalist against Czech Karolina Pliskova, Garbiñe beat Garcia 3-6, 6-1 and 6-4 also in the quarterfinals, this time the world number three made it easier to win in one hour and 48 minutes, and for the third time to the current seventh player on the circuit.
On this occasion, Garbiñe managed to finish early (the match against the American Catherine Bellis ended at two in the morning) to sign the second semifinals this year, in her fifth tournament of the season.
It was not easy for Garbiñe, who already has his entire technical team in Dubai, the French Sam Sumyk and the Spanish Conchita Martínez, because in the first set Garcia put up a great resistance, and the French only gave it up after 63 minutes thanks to the regularity of the Spanish who only made 12 unforced errors.
In the second, the game was stopped to dry the court, due to a hint of rain. After the restart, Garbiñe broke in the third, to then go easy to victory, and reach the semifinals.
In this round, Garbiñe will face the winner of the match between the Russians Daria Kasatkina and Elena Vesnina, which will be played next.
In another quarterfinal match, Germany’s Angelique Kerber defeated Czech Karolina Pliskova, Carla Suárez’s executioner, 6-4, 6-3 without giving up a single break point to achieve her third semi-finals this year in four tournaments played.
Kerber prevailed in 75 minutes with 16 winners for her third straight win against Pliskova, and her seventh in ten games.
The German will meet in the semifinals with the Ukrainian Elina Svitolina, defending the title, and for the second year in a row here. The Russian defeated the Japanese Naomi Osaka, 6-2, 6-4 in 88 minutes.
– Quarter finals:
Garbiñe Muguruza (ESP, 2) to Caroline Garcia (FRA, 5), 7-5 and 6-2.
Angelique Kerber (GER, 6) to Karolina Pliskova (RCH,) 6-4 and 6-3.
Elina Svitolina (UKR, 1) to Naomi Osaka (JAP), 6-2 and 6-4.
In Game.
Daria Kasatkina (RUS) – Elena Vesnina (RUS). EFE.
If in Doha, where she was a finalist against Czech Karolina Pliskova, Garbiñe beat Garcia 3-6, 6-1 and 6-4 also in the quarterfinals, this time the world number three made it easier to win in one hour and 48 minutes, and for the third time to the current seventh player on the circuit.
On this occasion, Garbiñe managed to finish early (the match against the American Catherine Bellis ended at two in the morning) to sign the second semifinals this year, in her fifth tournament of the season.
It was not easy for Garbiñe, who already has his entire technical team in Dubai, the French Sam Sumyk and the Spanish Conchita Martínez, because in the first set Garcia put up a great resistance, and the French only gave it up after 63 minutes thanks to the regularity of the Spanish who only made 12 unforced errors.
In the second, the game was stopped to dry the court, due to a hint of rain. After the restart, Garbiñe broke in the third, to then go easy to victory, and reach the semifinals.
In this round, Garbiñe will face the winner of the match between the Russians Daria Kasatkina and Elena Vesnina, which will be played next.
In another quarterfinal match, Germany’s Angelique Kerber defeated Czech Karolina Pliskova, Carla Suárez’s executioner, 6-4, 6-3 without giving up a single break point to achieve her third semi-finals this year in four tournaments played.
Kerber prevailed in 75 minutes with 16 winners for her third straight win against Pliskova, and her seventh in ten games.
The German will meet in the semifinals with the Ukrainian Elina Svitolina, defending the title, and for the second year in a row here. The Russian defeated the Japanese Naomi Osaka, 6-2, 6-4 in 88 minutes.
– Quarter finals:
Garbiñe Muguruza (ESP, 2) to Caroline Garcia (FRA, 5), 7-5 and 6-2.
Angelique Kerber (GER, 6) to Karolina Pliskova (RCH,) 6-4 and 6-3.
Elina Svitolina (UKR, 1) to Naomi Osaka (JAP), 6-2 and 6-4.
In Game.
Daria Kasatkina (RUS) – Elena Vesnina (RUS). EFE.