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Muguruza says she is recovering well ahead of Australian Open
Melbourne, Jan 13 (IANS) Spanish tennis player Garbiñe Muguruza on Saturday said she has been recovering well from the muscular issues that marred the start of her 2018 season.
Muguruza was forced to retire from two consecutive tournaments this month, first due to leg cramps in the middle of a match at the Brisbane International tournament and then on January 10, when she decided not to continue at the Sydney International because of a thigh injury after prevailing over Kiki Bertens of the Netherlands, reports Efe news agency.
“It (my fitness) is better. I am training every day, I am doing everything I can to be fully recovered, and yeah, hopefully I am pain-free and everything free once the tournament starts,” Muguruza said ahead of the Australian Open, which is scheduled to kick off on Monday.
The two-time Grand Slam champion admitted she would have preferred to play more matches ahead of the first major event of the season.
“I wish to be more (fit), you always want to be perfect before a Grand Slam, but you’re never perfect, but I feel I’m much better each day,” the former world No.1 added.
The Caracas-born Spaniard is scheduled to start her 2018 Australian Open campaign against French wildcard Jessika Ponchet.
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The left-handed batsman from Haryana is garnering praise from all quarters for the way he’s finishing games regularly in the most exciting IPL season.
Gavaskar reckons Tewatia’s whirlwind knock in Sharjah (in IPL 2020) where he smashed West Indies pacer Sheldon Cottrell for five sixes in an over, gave him the confidence that he belongs to the big stage.
Speaking on Cricket Live on Star Sports, Gavaskar said, “That assault on Sheldon Cottrell in Sharjah gave him the belief to do the impossible and the confidence that he belongs here. We saw the impossible (he did with the bat) the other day as well. There’s no twitching or touching the pads (which shows a batter’s nervousness) when he bats in the death overs. He just waits for the ball to be delivered and plays his shots. He’s got all the shots in the book, but most importantly his temperament to stay cool in a crisis is brilliant.”
Gavaskar has also nicknamed the 28-year-old cricketer the ‘ice-man’ and lauded Tewatia’s ability to remain unruffled during the tense moments.
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