Monday 26th January, 2015.
Garbine Muguruza gave Serena Williams a scare in the 4th round of the Australian Open. I said during that match that we have a top young player here who will go on to win majors.
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| Garbine Muguruza was born in Venezuela and now lives in and represents Spain |
A few months later she reached the Wimbledon final, losing out to Serena once more.
A year on and Muguruza has risen to #3 in the rankings at the age of just 23. At 6 feet tall she represents an intimidating figure who can mix force with finesse. She made a convincing start to her 2016 Aussie Open with a 6-0 6-4 win over Anna Kontaveit.
I expect her to make the breakthrough with a maiden major sooner rather than later. There is only so much longer Serena can go on, and with no other dominant female on tour, Muguruza can certainly assert herself on the tour.
At 23, she is only going to get better. Major success is coming.
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