Wimbledon 2017: Magdalena Rybarikova says she had no idea how to deal with Garbine Muguruza's strokes

London: Magdalena Rybarikova, who was crushed by Garbine Muguruza in the Wimbledon semi-finals on Thursday, said she was tired and nervous going into the match and had no idea how to respond to her opponent’s superb shot-making. But the 87th-ranked Slovak — who has described her Wimbledon adventure as a “fairy tale” — said she was still happy with her overall tournament performance. “If somebody told me before the tournament I’d to be in semi-final, I for sure would take it,” she said. [caption id=“attachment_3811273” align=“alignleft” width=“380”] Magdalena Rybarikova walks away after losing a point to Garbine Muguruza during their semi-final at Wimbledon. AP[/caption] It was nonetheless a sobering end for the 28-year-old as she was demolished 6-1 6-1 by Spaniard Muguruza in little over an hour. “I was a little bit nervous, a little bit tired also in my legs. I wanted to play better, and I could not,” she said. “I had no idea what to do a little bit on the court.” “I have to say Garbine played an amazing match — I mean, I’ve never seen her play that well. She was playing very fast and every stroke was so long,” she said. “I could do almost nothing today.” It had been a dream run for Rybarikova, who was out of action for the second half of 2016 due to wrist and knee surgery. The last time a woman ranked lower reached a Wimbledon semi-final was in 2008 - China’s Zheng Jie, ranked 133. “The crowd is amazing, they have been amazing all the matches, I have enjoyed playing here so much,” she said. “I wanted to give them more, but I didn’t and I was sad for them.”