Muguruza in Monterrey Open tennis final

Monterrey (Mexico) April 8 (IANS) Spanish top-seed Garbiñe Muguruza defeated Romania s Ana Bogdan 6-0 7-5 to reach the final of the Monterrey Open.

Muguruza using her strong serve powerful double-handed backhand and superb placement broke her opponent three times as she won the first set 6-0 reports Efe.

Bogdan made some adjustments at the break and upped her game in the second.

The set was poised evenly at 5-5 when the world number three Muguruza broke the Romanian s serve and went on to clinch it 7-5.

"In the first set I played very well I think she made some unforced errors " Muguruza said later.

"Then the player that I expected showed up she was very aggressive she made great shots. In the end I m happy I knew how to manage that situation and win in two sets " she added.

In Sunday s final the Spaniard will be up against Hungarian fourth-seed Timea Babos who came back from a set down to defeat the American Sachia Vickery 1-6 6-2 6-3.

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