Tennis-Muguruza's freefall continues with French Open first-round loss
By Julien Pretot
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PARIS : Former champion Garbine Muguruza suffered a second consecutive first-round exit at the French Open, biting the red dirt in a 2-6 6-3 6-4 loss to Estonian Kaia Kanepi on Sunday as she continued on her downward trend.
Former US Open champion Sloane Stephens has backed the decision to strip Wimbledon of its ranking points.
French Open champion Garbine Muguruza was knocked out in the first round on Sunday, losing 2-6, 6-3, 6-4 to Estonia's Kaia Kanepi, the oldest woman in the tournament. World number 46 Kanepi, who turns 37 next month, made the last eight at the French Open in 2008 and 2012.
Coco Gauff smacked 26 winners while rolling to a 6-2, 6-3 upset of third-seeded Spaniard Paula Badosa on Wednesday to reach the quarterfinals of the Qatar TotalEnergies Open at Doha, Qatar.
Jelena Ostapenko capped a statement week in Dubai by lifting her first hard-court title since 2019 with a dominant 6-0, 6-4 victory over Veronika Kudermetova in the final on Saturday. The former French Open champion needed just 64 minutes to overcome Russian world number 31 Kudermetova and capture the fifth singles trophy of her career.
Thursday is quarter-finals day at the WTA Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships as the remaining eight players battle to advance to the final four.
DUBAI: A day of stunning upsets at the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships on Wednesday saw defending champion Garbine Muguruza, 2021 finalist Barbora Krejcikova, former two-time winner Elina Svitolina and sixth seed Iga Swiatek all fail to advance beyond the second round.