Two-time Grand Slam women’s champion Garbine Muguruza announced on Monday that she would be taking an extended break from tennis this year. The 29-year-old Spanish national will miss this year’s Roland Garros and Wimbledon tournaments as a result of her decision.
“Spending time with family and friends and it’s really been healthy and amazing, so I am going to lengthen this period till summer,” Muguruza commented. “Therefore I am going to miss [the] clay and grass season.”
Muguruza won the French Open in 2016 and Wimbledon in 2017, becoming the WTA world number one in the process. In 2021, Muguruza was ranked third in the world after winning three WTA titles, however, her form declined going into 2022.
Now ranked 132 in the WTA rankings, Muguruza has played just four matches this year, each of which resulted in defeat. Muguruza’s last match came in February when she lost to Czech teenager Linda Noskova in the first round of the Lyon Open. Since 2021, Muguruza has been unable to get past the quarterfinals of any event.
