'For me, it was a dream come true to play here,' says Spain's Garbine Muguruza as nails her first WTA Finals title
Spain’s Muguruza was backed the whole week by a raucous crowd who gathered at Estadio Akron to cheer and clap for her as if she was one of their own.
Playing in the biggest match of her career, Kontaveit regained her composure in the second set, converting on break point in the seventh game. "I remember when and I were in the U.S. Open and he told me that Guadalajara could be a possibility for the Finals and I was like 'Oh my God, I have to make it,' and look now, we're here," said Muguruza, before hoisting the Billie Jean King Trophy in front of an adoring crowd.Tennis world concerned over whereabouts of China's Peng ShuaiIt was Muguruza's fourth appearance at the season-ending finals and her first in the championship match.
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