NY Times · Jun 1, 2015
Efficient Muguruza Repeats Run to French Open Quarters
PARIS — Spain's Garbine Muguruza proved last year's impressive performance at the French Open was no fluke when she repeated her run to the quarter-finals with a 6-3 6-4 win over 28th-seeded Italian Flavia Pennetta on Monday.
Muguruza broke decisively in the seventh game of the first set and rallied from 3-0 down in the second, the 21st seed's powerful ground strokes eventually becoming too hot to handle for Pennetta.
Despite a low first-serve percentage, the 21-year-old wrapped up the contest on her first match point when Pennetta coughed up an unforced error with a backhand.