Tennis-Efficient Muguruza repeats run to French Open quarters
PARIS, June 1 (Reuters) - Spain's Garbine Muguruza proved last year's impressive performance at the French Open was no fluke when she repeated her run to the quarter-finals with a 6-3 6-4 win over 28th-seeded Italian Flavia Pennetta on Monday. Muguruza broke decisively in the seventh game of the first set and rallied from 3-0 down in the second, the 21st seed's powerful ground strokes eventually becoming too hot to handle for Pennetta. Despite a low first-serve percentage, the 21-year-old wrapped up the contest on her first match point when Pennetta coughed up an unforced error with a backhand. The Spaniard will next face 13th-seeded Czech Lucie Safarova, who upset Russia's defending champion and second seed Maria Sharapova. (Reporting by Julien Pretot; Editing by John O'Brien)
