Tennis-Cocktail of talent helps Muguruza reach semis


  • Tennis
  • Wednesday, 08 Jul 2015

Garbine Muguruza of Spain celebrates after winning her match against Timea Bacsinszky of Switzerland at the Wimbledon Tennis Championships in London, July 7, 2015. REUTERS/Henry Browne

LONDON (Reuters) - A little bit of the Williams sisters' power combined with Maria Sharapova's mental strength and blended in with Martina Hingis' tactical nous -- that heady mix of talent made Garbine Muguruza into the "perfect player" who reached the Wimbledon semi-finals.

Three years ago Muguruza took an instant dislike to grass after losing her first match on the lush surface in Birmingham.

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