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Garbine Muguruza's rapid rise to the No. 3 ranking sharpened the focus on her run at the Australian Open, attention which only increased after No. 2-ranked Simona Halep and No. 8 Venus Williams lost in the first round in her half of the draw. It didn't help Muguruza, though, with her 6-3, 6-2 loss to Barbora Strycova on Saturday extending a disappointing follow-up in majors since a breakthrough run to last year's Wimbledon final. Muguruza misfired frequently on her groundstrokes, finishing with 32 unforced errors, and appeared to be lethargic at stages of the match.
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