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No. 2 Muguruza can't back up French Open success at Wimbledon

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LONDON – On a non-rainy day from Wimbledon…..

a) Here's a Wimbledon-themed podcast with Paul Annacone.

b) Five Things We Learned Today:

• Well, about that “Garbine Muguruza is about to displace Serena” trope. Muguruza, the second seed, was dispatched in less than an hour by qualifier Jana Cepelova. Let’s do what we always do here. A) Praise Cepelova, who met the moment—as she did last year, when she beat Simona Halep B) Question Muguruza, who needs to figure out how to back up one success with another and devise escape routes on days when she’s not her best.