Muguruza on a roll in Singapore
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Garbine Muguruza moved to the brink of the WTA Finals last four with a 6-4, 6-4 win over Angelique Kerber last night after Petra Kvitova opened her account with a 7-5, 7-5 victory over fellow Czech Lucie Safarova.
Spain’s Muguruza (2-0) came into the Singapore tournament on the back of her first premier level tournament win in Beijing at the start of the month and backed up her impressive opening round-robin win over Safarova with another straight sets victory over Kerber.
Kvitova (1-1), Kerber (1-1) and Safarova (0-2) can all still advance to the last four from the ‘White Group’ with one round of matches to play but Muguruza is in prime position to advance as the winner of the pool.
“Every time I step on the court against Angelique it seems to be a tough match so I knew I had to be at my best today to secure the victory,” Muguruza, 22, said after improving to 4-3 against the German.
Earlier, Kvitova got her campaign back on track with a hard-fought victory over Fed Cup teammate Safarova to record her first win of the week.
Both women had lost their openers on Monday so were desperate to pick up a much-needed win and it was the double Wimbledon champion who made the most of her opportunities on the key points to emerge victorious.
The ‘Red Group’ concludes today with Simona Halep (1-1) taking on Agnieszka Radwanska (0-2) before Maria Sharapova (2-0) faces Flavia Pennetta (1-1).
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