Garbine Muguruza has announced she’s taking an extended break from the tennis tour and will miss the French Open and Wimbledon as a result. The Spaniard, who won the French Open in 2016 and Wimbledon in 2017, has only played four matches in 2023 – losing all four.
She went down to Elise Mertens in the first round at the Australian Open in January, and hasn’t played since a loss to Czech teenager Linda Noskova at the Lyon Open in February. On Monday, the 29-year-old revealed to fans that she’s stepping away from tennis for the time being and will skip the clay and grass-court seasons.
Spending time with family and friends and it’s really been healthy and amazing so I am going to lengthen this period till summer,” she wrote on Instagram. “Therefore I am going to miss clay and grass season. Thanks for all the lovely messages and will be updating you guys.”