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Day 4 - (3) Serena Williams (USA) v Garbine Muguruza (ESP)
Head-to-head
| First meeting. | First meeting. |
Will win if...
| “Unless something fatal happens to me, there's no way I'm not going to be competing.” Yet another Serena quotable quote. | Either something fatal happens to Serena or she re-injures the ankle that she appeared to roll during her first-round match. |
Heading in...
| Stingy Serena hasn’t dropped a set so far in 2013. She won the Brisbane title comfortably and her first-round match here against Edina Gallovits-Hall 6-0 6-0. | A first-round loss in Shenzen was followed by a three-set defeat in the final round of qualifying in Hobart. But Muguruza will take heart from her first-round win here in Melbourne over No.64 Magdalena Rybarikova. |
Look out for...
| Williams’ ankle. It will be the most scrutinised ankle in Melbourne. | Game plan. Will Muguruza try and get Williams on the run? |
Know this stat
| The last time Williams lost to a player ranked outside the top 100 was when then No.111 Virginie Razzano shocked her in the first round of Roland Garros 2012. | 8. Too many double faults from Muguruza in her first-round match here – she’ll need to tighten up her serve if she’s to stand a chance against Williams. |
X-factor
| None required. Williams is one of the greatest players to ever pick up a racquet. | Is capable of causing an upset. In 2012 she tripped up Vera Zvonareva and Flavia Pennetta in back-to-back Miami matches. |