World number 12 Garbine Muguruza has 29-year-old qualifier Despina Papamichail as her opponent in the second round of the 2022 Tokyo Open on Wednesday, September 21. Get the live streaming options of this Garbine Muguruza v Despina Papamichail match along with its preview, head to head, and tips here.
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Garbine Muguruza v Despina Papamichail Head to Head
Muguruza and Papamichail have never faced off in a competitive encounter before this.
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Muguruza Hoping to Overturn Shoddy Form
Such has been Muguruza’s form this season that she is 53rd on the list of WTA Race to the Final rankings, basically implying she has been the 53rd-best women’s player this season. Quite a chalk and cheese showing from her current world ranking of 12th in the world.
So much so that she was forced to apologise to her fans for her wretched season which has seen her lose 15 of the 26 matches she has played all year.
In a tweet Muguruza posted, the former world number one wrote, “To my followers and those who place their expectations on me, just to say that I’m sorry and I hope that the remaining six months of 2022 are more bearable and I can at least find those good feelings again.”
There did seem some signs of a turnaround at US Open though, where she overcame two tough opponents in the form of Linda Fruhvirtova and Clara Tauson to reach the third round. There she fell away in a fighting match against Petra Kvitova that went to 12-10 in the final set tie-breaker.
Can she take a leaf out of that form book and build on those showings?
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Papamichail Bests You in Opener
Papamichail was once ranked 147th in the world and that had been her best ranking. Coming up against a player ranked outside the top 300 at the moment, Xiaodi You, she was still the underdog, which was bit of a surprise.
And surprise she did too as Papamichail overcame You 6-4, 6-2 in her opener. The match lasted nearly two hours with a total of seven breaks of serve in the encounter.
Papamichail broke her opponent five times, including three times in the second set to wrap up the encounter.
It will be a different proposition for Papamichail coming up against the former world number one despite her underwhelming record this year. The Greek, 29-year-old has barely won a match on hard court at any level and will need for a major meltdown from her opponent to have a chance.
Muguruza v Papamichail Prediction and Tip
Muguruza should face no difficulties here and we can expect her to come through in straight sets.
Tip: Muguruza to win in straight sets: 1/4 (Click Here to Bet with bet365)
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