Muguruza: Crowd Disrespectful of My Game
Garbi breaking down and then coming back with the fire quote of the year. pic.twitter.com/zV9830gM7i
— The Overrule (@theoverrule) June 4, 2017Garbine Muguruza rode a wave of support winning 14 straight sets to capture her first major title at the 2016 Roland Garros.Today, the defending champion ran into a wall of sound and a spirited French opponent.More: Defending Champion Muguruza FallsEmpowered by the exuberant home crowd, no. 13-seeded Frenchwoman Kristina Mladenovic overcome 16 double faults snapping Muguruza's 10-match Roland Garros win streak to reach her first quarterfinal in Paris.Muguruza left feeling bitter about the experience and even wagged a finger at the Lenglen crowd to let them know she wasn't cool with their treatment of her.
Defending champ Muguruza falls, and admonishes the pro-Kiki crowd on her way to the locker room. #RG17 pic.twitter.com/CzxzPVoPvu
— Chris Oddo (@TheFanChild) June 4, 2017
Muguruza, who broke down in tears during her post-match press conference (see video above), returned composed and said she felt French fans were "disrespectful of my game."But before that she threw a little shade Mladenovic's way.When asked by a reporter if she found it difficult to hear the Frenchwoman exhorting herself by using he Italian phrase "Forza," Muguruza quipped. "I think she speaks like 25 languages, I heard, so…"Muguruza's comments alluded to the back-and-forth between Mladenovic and Sara Errani that occurred earlier this week after the Italian became annoyed by the same thing after her second-round loss to Mladenovic. Errani later put the controversy to bed by apologizing."I think the crowd today was a little bit obviously tough for me," Muguruza said after the match. "I just think that they were a little bit, sometimes should be a little bit more respectful. … I know she's a French player, and I understand that. I went prepared out there. But it's always tricky when you have to defend your title and you have someone that's going to be a tough match, no matter in which country you play."Photo credit: Roland Garros]]>
