Garbine Muguruza says she is very proud of her consistency after reaching a third final from five tournaments contested so far this season.
The former world number one needed seven match points to overcome a stubborn Elise Mertens 6-4, 7-6 (7/5) in the Dubai semifinals on Friday, and is now into her second final in as many weeks, having placed runner-up in Doha six days ago.
The ninth-seeded Spaniard, who is searching for a first title since Monterrey in 2019, owns a tour-leading 17 match-wins in 2021 and will be bidding for a maiden Dubai crown when she faces Czech Republic’s Barbora Krejcikova in the final on Saturday.
“I’m very proud. It’s one of the hardest things to fin…
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