Muguruza powers into French Open last 16
Spain's Garbine Muguruza celebrates after winning against Kazakhstan's Yulia Putintseva during their tennis match at the Roland Garros 2017 French Open on June 2, 2017 in Paris. PHOTO | LIONEL BONAVENTURE |
What you need to know:
- Muguruza will face either French 13th seed Kiki Mladenovic or unseeded Shelby Rogers of the United States for a place in the quarter-finals.
- Muguruza's match on Friday featured 11 breaks of serve in the 20 games played.
PARIS
Defending champion and fourth seed Garbine Muguruza reached the French Open fourth round with a 7-5, 6-2 win over Kazakh 27th seed Yulia Putintseva on Friday.
Spanish 23-year-old Muguruza will face either French 13th seed Kiki Mladenovic or unseeded Shelby Rogers of the United States for a place in the quarter-finals.
Muguruza's match on Friday featured 11 breaks of serve in the 20 games played.
