Muguruza: No Hurry to Hire Coach

Suffering major misery again hasn't changed Garbine Muguruza's view on filling her coaching vacancy.American Alison Riske bounced Muguruza out of the US Open first round with a 2-6, 6-1, 6-3 conquest on Grandstand.More: 5 Takeaways From US Open Opening-Round WinIt's Muguruza's second straight Grand Slam first round loss following her 6-4, 6-4, setback to 128th-ranked Brazilian qualifier Beatriz Haddad Maia at Wimbledon.Muguruza, who split with long-time coach Sam Sumyk, said she's not in a hurry to hire a new coach."I'm looking forward to go to Asia, play more tournaments, put myself in competitive matches. There is no rush for me on the coaching side. I'm just trying to go through, trying to, yeah, to be prepared for tough moments and that's pretty much it."

Five years ago, the former world No. 1 suffered back-to-back Wimbledon and US Open first-round losses. The next year she reached the Wimbledon final then won her first major at the 2016 Roland Garros."If I would know the recipe, believe me, I would do it all the time," Muguruza said. "I did perform very high level of tennis. It's very difficult to perform that. And like we were talking before, I feel like now everybody is playing great. You know, I feel like I come to the US Open and you feel all the girls can win and they're playing incredible. Everybody is a threat. Yeah, I mean, that's really the difference now."Photo credit: Clive Mason/Getty]]>