Garbiñe Muguruza face the 2021 with vitality and optimism. The Spanish-Venezuelan began the season very plugged, meeting again with her best tennis from the hand of Conchita Martinez, but the stoppage due to the COVID-19 pandemic changed his year just as it changed us all. It is one of the most present in social networks and during the last weeks it has been showing its dedication to reach the next year in the best possible way.
Garbiñe went through the pages of AS and reflected on a large number of topics. The Spanish will begin its journey in 2021 in the newly created WTA 500 of Abu Dhabi, but until then he works hand in hand with Conchita in a preseason to which he gives very good marks. “It has been a positive preseason, we have worked quite well. Of course, the postponement of the Australian Open has changed our planning, the uncertainty that was generated was a bit frustrating. We were about to fly to Australia when we received an email confirming the postponement”.
With her mind set on 2021 and working on her body and tennis, Muguruza stood out as a player something else serene and calm on the court during the matches he could play. Many may wonder if, after recent events, he has been able to change his attitude at all. “Right now I face moments of pressure with more serenity, with more calm. Perhaps. hidden better everything. Having had a bad time has helped me to calm down, now I continue fighting in delicate moments or when I have to overcome an adverse situation in a match “.
Part of the fault has been the woman who now commands her team, Conchita Martínez. “With Conchita I have a different approach to work. Before, perhaps I did a more strict job, although it worked for me, I got to the top. To make the leap to being a top player I did need some structure and rigidity, it suited me. Now I need a job plus quiet: I have more vision experience and I already know how to manage things. Sometimes with Conchita I don’t even have to talk: she has already been a player, so with a gesture or a look we understand each other. When you have that, the union becomes very easy, we rarely argue. “
Thus, what Garbiñe confesses is now applying a much more positive mentality on a tennis court. Goodbye to that Muguruza who scoffed and took losing each game to heart: hello to the new Muguruza, who faces bad times with maturity and perspective and learns from them to progress as a player. When you have a coach who “makes you a participant in the decisions that are made”, of course, everything is easier.
One of the things that marked the 2020 of Muguruza was a news that left us frozen: the announcement of Carla Suarez on the detection of a Hodgkin’s Lymphoma. Garbiñe dedicated one of his victories at the Us Open to him and spoke about a topic that he has kept very much in mind. “It was a shock for me. You never expect that to happen to someone so close, especially when it comes to a successful athlete. I spoke a lot with her, in Barcelona she came to see me train on several occasions. So I found her well. , eager, and that for me was an adrenaline rush, I did not expect to see him so animated. Wants to play again, and I made it clear that I wait for her for whatever she wants. If you want to go back to the courts, you have to extend your hand from minute one, with invitations and so on. “
At the tennis level, next year the Olympic Games are approaching and regarding the Japanese event, Garbiñe has a small personal dream. “I would like to play mixed doubles with Nadal in the games”. Anything else? “If you ask me for something special … win the four Grand Slams and an Olympic medal. The most important thing is to share the successes. “
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