LONDON — Garbine Muguruza, the world No. 2 and French Open champion, was knocked out of Wimbledon Thursday as Japanese fifth seed Kei Nishikori struggled and Andy Murray stormed into the third round.
A below-par Muguruza, who was runner-up to Serena Williams last year, lost 6-3, 6-2 to Slovak qualifier Jana Cepelova, the world No. 124, in just 59 minutes on Court One.
It was the same arena where the 23-year-old Cepelova had defeated Simona Halep last year, a result which illustrated the Slovak’s liking for the big time — having also seen off Williams in Charleston in 2014.
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Source: Saudi Gazette
