“It was a very simple celebration, we went to dinner with the team, but honestly, if you’re competing the next day it’s very hard to think about something else,” she said.
“I’m sure I will have more time after here to do something more fun.”
Muguruza cruised through 6-3, 6-1 but insisted the clash had not been plain sailing.
“It’s not easy to play a Spanish player — because I know her — but I’m happy I’m in the second round.”
The former French Open and Wimbledon champion, who enjoys playing at the net, added: “(Sorribes Tormo) is very talented so she managed to put me in trouble and give me difficult balls, so I think it was very competitive.”
Earlier Tuesday Chinese number one Wang Qiang, currently enjoying the hottest streak of her career, cruised to a straightforward 6-0, 6-2 victory over Hong Kong’s Zhang Ling.
After her latest win, Wang — who is even being touted as a potential successor to double Grand Slam champion and China tennis icon Li Na — said she was playing the best tennis of her career, adding she felt more “confidence” on the court and was hitting the ball more aggressively.
Japan’s Nao Hibino, ranked 125 in the world, bundled out 2011 US Open champion Samantha Stosur in straight sets. The Australian, who is still ranked 69, went down 3-6, 3-6.
Meanwhile, Australia’s Daria Gavrilova backed Roger Federer after the Swiss great warned temperamental tennis star Nick Kyrgios he needed to work harder to realise his potential.
The 20-time Grand Slam champion offered the tough love to Kyrgios after the 23-year-old made yet another contentious exit from the Shanghai Masters on Monday.
Kyrgios’ first-round defeat was marred by a running argument with the chair umpire who suggested his efforts were “borderline”.
Federer described Kyrgios as “a great player” but added he needed to develop a work ethic to go with his talent.
Gavrilova, the second-ranked Australian woman, said: “I’m pretty sure Roger is spot on.”
She added: “(Kyrgios) is definitely one of the most talented players out there and I love watching him.
“I don’t know what happened in Shanghai but … hopefully, he can make a breakthrough and win a few slams.”
The Russian-born Aussie, back at the Hong Kong Open after losing last year’s typhoon-delayed final, added of her compatriot: “He’s different, he plays different and I guess when you come to watch him you never know what’s going to happen.”
Gavrilova, the world number 34 who is seeded seventh at the Hong Kong Open, booked her place in the second round after a fiery three-set victory over the Kazakh Zarina Diyas.
The Australian queried a number of debatable line calls, at one point channelling her inner John McEnroe as she yelled at the chair umpire: “You can’t be serious!”
Despite last year’s final ending in the early hours in front of just a handful of bedraggled spectators, she insisted she has good memories of the tournament.
“I love coming back here,” she smiled.
