The Guardian · Jul 9, 2015
Wimbledon: Muguruza surprises everyone - even herself - by reaching final
Garbine Muguruza: ‘“We were laughing... because I was like, Conchita, I’m not sure about grass.’ Photograph: Ray Tang/REX Shutterstock/Ray Tang/REX ShutterstockShortly before her opening match at Wimbledon last week, the Spanish player Garbine Muguruza sent a joking text to her compatriot Conchita Martinez, who won the tournament in 1994.
“We were laughing... because I was like, ‘Conchita, I’m not sure about grass.’” The 21-year-old had not got beyond the second round in her two previous visits to the All England Club, and her preparation for the tournament this year had involved two early exits in Birmingham and Eastbourne.