Garbine Muguruza is taking an prolonged break from tennis and can miss the clay and grass season this yr, the previous French Open and Wimbledon champion mentioned.
Muguruza, who received the French Open in 2016 and Wimbledon in 2017, has performed solely 4 matches this yr with out registering a win.
Her final match was in February on the Lyon Open the place she misplaced to Czech teenager Linda Noskova within the first spherical.
“Spending time with family and friends and it’s really been healthy and amazing, so I am going to lengthen this period till summer.
“Therefore I’m going to overlook (the) clay and grass season,” Muguruza, now ranked 132 in the world, wrote on Instagram on Monday.
Muguruza, 29, was number one in 2017 and was ranked as high as third by the end of 2021 when she won three WTA titles.
But she skilled a dip in type final yr the place she by no means obtained previous the quarter-finals at any occasion.
Source: www.perthnow.com.au