Women's Tennis Blog · Sep 27, 2017
Muguruza survives qualifier Linette in Wuhan third round
Top seed Garbine Muguruza recovered from a second-set lapse to beat Polish qualifier Magda Linette in their first career meeting and make the quarterfinals of the Dongfeng Motor Wuhan Open.
The world No.1 Muguruza won the first set without facing a break point, pocketing two breaks of her own to confidently march to 6-2, but the world No.83 Linette greatly improved in the second set, which reflected in her 5-0 lead, and after a brief pause to dry the courts after a rain shower, Muguruza avoided an embarrassment by holding serve to love, but Linette responded by serving the set out without losing a point in the following game.