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Muguruza: Not Looking Forward to Paris


Garbine Muguruza had all the answers winning 14 straight sets to capture her first Grand Slam title at Roland Garros last June.

The fourth-ranked Spaniard is already weary of the questions surrounding her Roland Garros defense later this month.

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Muguruza, who dropped six straight games in a listless 6-1, 6-3, loss to Timea Bacsinszky in Madrid on Sunday, said she's "not so looking forward" to the clay-court major, which begins in 20 days.

"I'm not worried about having played more or less matches on clay. I think it's not an important thing," Muguruza told the media in Madrid. "As I said, I'm not so looking forward to Roland Garros. Everyone is asking about Roland Garros because last year I won there. But we have Rome right now, then after we have Birmingham, Wimbledon, many other tournaments.

"I'll try to play better in Rome. What can I say?"



Since falling to CoCo Vandweghe in the Australian Open quarterfinals in January, Muguruza has posted a 6-5 record in WTA matches.

A left Achilles injury forced Muguruza to retire from her Dubai opener and she retired from her Miami Open round of 16 match with Caroline Wozniacki due to dizziness and illness.

The 23-year-old Spaniard, who said nerves have played a part in her ongoing Madrid struggles, will try to regroup in time for Roland Garros.

"I think right now I'm just going to maybe talk with my team a little bit to discuss what was going on in this match, and try to improve it," Muguruza said. "I mean, Paris is just there. It's another tournament.

"What I'm trying is, you know, to have less bad days in the year. Doesn't matter Paris or no Paris is there. I mean, for the entire year. That's what is important, to tryin these situations to turn it around maybe."

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