Garbine Muguruza credits change in mindset for early Madrid Open success
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Garbine Muguruza has opened up about how an improved mindset helped her to secure a first-round win at the 2022 Madrid Open.
Muguruza cruised to victory over opponent and 39th highest-ranked player Ajla Tomljanovic at the Madrid Open as the Spanish player won in straight sets (7-5, 6-2). However, the win had an additional impact on Muguruza, who plays under the Spanish flag, although she was born in Caracas, Venezuela.
Despite winning two Grand Slams in her career to date, Muguruza has struggled historically at the Madrid Open as she has never progressed further than the third round.
Sometimes, the 28-year-old struggled to manage the occasion of playing a home tournament, but she is trying to change her approach and utilize the crowd's positivity this season.
"I went out without a lot of expectation, not knowing with lack of matches how it was gonna feel out there, but that's it, I took the energy from the crowd more this time than other years. In other years I can't get over sometimes the nerves."
"But this year I was, like, 'You know what? I'm gonna use the crowd.' If they cheer up for me, if I put the ball in the locker room, then who cares, right? So yeah, happy with that."
Currently, the Madrid Open is the only Spanish competition on the WTA Tour, leaving native players with just one chance to win a home tournament, While Muguruza added that further pressure comes with this sole opportunity, she also stated that she's trying to use it as a motivator for 2022.
"I think that I all the time thought that being the only tournament in Spain, it's a lot of pressure because you only have one opportunity to really shine."
"This year I said, you know what, the opposite. I'm here, it's a great tournament. Just go out there, play your best tennis and whatever happens happens instead of just putting that baggage on my back all the time."
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