Muguruza in Qatar Open quarters at Cirstea s expense

Madrid Feb 15 (IANS) Spain s Garbine Muguruza on Thursday sailed into the Qatar Open quarter-finals defeating Romanian Sorana Cirstea 6-0 6-4.

Muguruza World No. 4 dropped just one game in the first 12 games but she had to overcome late trouble before sealing her third career win over Cirstea reports Efe.

"I think I played very well in the first set and in the second set she came out much better reached a high level I made a few mistakes and there we go the match was equal " Muguruza said.

Muguruza however pulled past her Romanian opponent at the end of the second set for the win.

The two-time Grand Slam champion Muguruza is set to take on either Frenchwoman Caroline Garcia the seventh seed or Russian qualifier Anna Blinkova for a place in the semi-finals.

--IANS
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