GUADALAJARA, Mexico -- No.5 seed Garbiñe Muguruza kept her hopes alive of advancing out of the group stage Friday night with a 2-6, 6-3, 6-4 win over No.2 seed Barbora Krejcikova at the Akron WTA ...

Against Kudermetova, Muguruza posted solid numbers, averaging 63% off her first serve and winning just over two-thirds of those—shy of the 70-80% she manages at her dominant best.

The Pick: Garbiñe Muguruza vs. Elise Mertens, WTA Dubai semifinal Muguruza clearly put in the work during her off-season, and is a perfect 2-0 in semifinals to start the year.

Is Muguruza good enough to overpower Serena? That assertion is laughable because Williams has the hardest serve in the women's game, and she also has the best return of serve. Power vs. power and ...

Fifteen minutes later, the match would be over. Muguruza served for the win in the next game and got broken when Osaka smacked a cross-court forehand winner to close a 14-stroke exchange.

GUADALAJARA, Mexico -- No.5 seed Garbiñe Muguruza kept her hopes alive of advancing out of the group stage Friday night with a 2-6, 6-3, 6-4 win over No.2 seed Barbora Krejcikova at the Akron WTA ...