FILE PHOTO - Garbine Muguruza of Spain in action against Petra Kvitova of the Czech Republic during their fourth round match. REUTERS/Ray Stubblebine
(Reuters) - World number one Garbine Muguruza fell at the first hurdle at the China Open on Monday, with the Spaniard forced to retire due to illness during her first-round match against Czech Barbora Strycova.
The Wimbledon champion looked sluggish throughout and was broken in the first game before losing the first set 6-1. She was trailing 2-0 in the second when she decided she could not continue.
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