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Garbine Muguruza vs. Samantha Stosur: Score and Reaction from 2016 French Open
- Updated: June 3, 2016
Garbine Muguruza stormed into the 2016 French Open final on Friday after demolishing Samantha Stosur 6-2, 6-4 in their semi-final clash. She’ll face either Serena Williams or Kiki Bertens in the tournament decider on Saturday.
No. 4 seed Muguruza needed just 78 minutes to seal a straight-sets win over Australian Stosur, meaning the victor has now won her last 12 sets in succession since a stuttering start against first-round opponent Anna Karolina Schmiedlova.
After falling out at the quarter-final stage in the last two tournaments, this is Muguruza’s first time making the final at Roland Garros, where she’ll be hoping to clinch a piece of history at just 22 years of age.
Tennis writer Tom Perrotta hailed Muguruza’s landmark win, guiding her to her first major final since Wimbledon last year:
Garbiñe Muguruza, last year’s Wimbledon finalist, adds French Open final to her resume. Will play for the title tomorrow.
— Tom Perrotta (@TomPerrotta) June 3, 2016
Muguruza’s crusade to win her first Grand Slam title continued along a dominant path on Friday, when it took her just 33 minutes to go a set up on Stosur, who had already managed upsets against Lucie Safarova and Simona Halep.
Having seen those seeded stars crumble, Muguruza appeared more wary of her challenge, Live Tennis highlighted the youngster wasn’t taking any …
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