“I’m just happy that I’ve proven again that I can be the best, the maestra, as they say in Spanish,” said the former world number one Muguruza after the match. She will probably end the year as the third best tennis player in the world.
For Muguruza, who won the French Open in 2016 and won Wimbledon in 2017, it is the culmination of a comeback year. After three years beyond the top 10, she also won the tournaments in Dubai and Chicago.
«That gives me energy»
“That puts me in a good position for next year and gives me energy,” she says: “My team and I have worked hard, and it pays off. And it shows that we are doing the right thing. “
Before her, only Arantxa Sanchez Vicario from Spain had made it into the final of the WTA finals. There she lost out to Steffi Graf in 1993 in New York’s Madison Square Garden. (AFP)
