Garbine Muguruza v Elena Rybakina Live Streaming, Prediction & Preview for German Open 2021: Muguruza Favourite to Reach Quarters

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Spaniard No. 1 Garbine Muguruza will face the Kazakh Elena Rybakina in the second round of the 2021 German Open on Thursday, June 17. Get the live streaming options of this Garbine Muguruza v Elena Rybakina match along with its preview, head to head, and tips here.

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Garbine Muguruza v Elena Rybakina Head to Head

This is the first meeting between the two players on the WTA Tour.

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Muguruza Overcomes Cirstea in the Opener

Two-time Wimbledon finalist Garbine Muguruza is off to a good start here in the German Open. In the opener, she defeated her Romanian adversary Sorana Cirstea 6-3, 6-2 to book the second-round berth.

Playing in her first grass tournament since the 2019 Wimbledon, Muguruza is hoping to get a few wins under her belt before she heads to the SW19.

The 27-year-old has picked up three trophies already this year – two runner-up titles in the Yarra Valley Classic and Qatar Open, and the winning cup in the Dubai Championships. Across these tournaments, she defeated the likes of Sofia Kenin, Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, Aryna Sabalenka, Maria Sakkari, Elise Mertens, and Barbora Krejcikova.

Her clay swing, however, wasn’t half as exciting. Her best run came in the Italian Open where she fell in the third round to Elina Svitolina.

In the two seasons that Muguruza moved on to reach the final at the Wimbledon, her performance there was preceded by a couple of stints in other grass events, notably in Birmingham and Eastbourne.

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Rybakina Outlasts Rogers

21-year-old Elena Rybakina had to fight for her second-round spot against the American Shelby Rogers. In a match that lasted for an hour and 44 minutes, the Kazakh prevailed ultimately in three sets with 2-6, 6-3, 6-4.

The last time Rybakina was on grass, she reached the semifinal in the WTA ‘s-Hertogenbosch while in the Wimbledon, she was beaten right in the qualifiers.

She will fancy her chances of having another deep run in a grass tournament this season too, especially given her recent form. In the French Open, she made it to the quarterfinals where she fell to Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova. That said, she did beat Serena Williams in the very same tournament.

Her other highlight of the season includes a quarterfinal feat in the WTA Abu Dhabi at the start of the year. Currently ranked World No. 21, Rybakina has proven on multiple occasions that she is not a player who is to be taken lightly.

Muguruza v Rybakina Prediction and Tip

Keeping aside a couple of tournaments, Muguruza’s losses this season have come at the hands of higher-ranked players than her. Rybakina, however, presents an interesting challenge as the youngster is full of confidence and momentum.

Expect this to be an entertaining affair, one that may very well see three sets.

Tip: Muguruza to win in three sets: 3/1 (Click Here to Bet with bet365)

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The 2021 German Open will be played from June 14-20. You can watch & bet on these matches here. Get your latest premium tennis predictions here.

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Chirag is a Bengaluru-based tennis fan and writer who brings as much love for the women’s game to the table as food.

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