Garbine Muguruza vs. Samantha Stosur: Score and Reaction from 2016 French Open

Garbine Muguruza stormed into the 2016 French Open final on Friday after demolishing Samantha Stosur 6-2, 6-4 in their semi-final clash. She'll face either Serena Williams or Kiki Bertens in the tournament decider on Saturday. 

No. 4 seed Muguruza needed just 78 minutes to seal a straight-sets win over Australian Stosur, meaning the victor has now won her last 12 sets in succession since a stuttering start against first-round opponent Anna Karolina Schmiedlova.

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After falling out at the quarter-final stage in the last two tournaments, this is Muguruza's first time making the final at Roland Garros, where she'll be hoping to clinch a piece of history at just 22 years of age.

Tennis writer Tom Perrotta hailed Muguruza's landmark win, guiding her to her first major final since Wimbledon last year:

Muguruza's crusade to win her first Grand Slam title continued along a dominant path on Friday, when it took her just 33 minutes to go a set up on Stosur, who had already managed upsets against Lucie Safarova and Simona Halep.

Having seen those seeded stars crumble, Muguruza appeared more wary of her challenge, Live Tennis highlighted the youngster wasn't taking any prisoners in assembling a monstrous 5-1 lead:

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#Muguruza is at her best when she's moving forward, & she's committed to doing just that today. Leads 5-1. pic.twitter.com/vJthCYOH2K

— Live Tennis (@livetennis) June 3, 2016"

It was somewhat disappointing to see so many open seats for the women's semi-final, as noted by Christopher Clarey of the New York Times:

Muguruza actually committed more unforced errors than her opponent en route to a 6-2 victory in the first set, per the official Roland Garros website. However, her superior return stats saw her past Stosur's limp challenge.

Tennis writer Hannah Wilks took note of just how casually the Venezuela-born contender strode into the second set:

The fourth seed resumed by opening the second stanza with a break of Stosur, but the Australian started to show some fight three games in and broke back to tie at two games apiece.

But after a few concerning signs, Muguruza claimed her fourth break of the tie to help her seal back-to-back games once again and move 4-2 ahead in the second set. 

The service game came to play a major factor in Stosur's demise, as the No. 21 seed only managed to hit the target with 16 of her 29 first-serve attempts (55 percent). Muguruza was far more accurate in that regard and made sure 21 of her 27 attempts were in (77 percent).

Stosur's day went from bad to worse trailing 4-2, where she conceded her fifth break of the match after a nine-point game—the longest of the match—and tennis writer Jane Voigt noted where it all went wrong:

Stosur lessened the blow by breaking back and tying up another two-game streak to reduce the scoreline to a one-game deficit, but Muguruza gathered her thoughts at the crucial juncture to see out a 6-4 set and book her first French Open final.

The Spaniard is within reach of her first major title, and a confident victory over Stosur on Friday suggested she could be a contender for some years to come in similar settings.