UPSET. Karolina Muchova beats Barty in the quarter of the Australian Open. HIGHLIGHTS, INTERVIEW

AUSTRALIAN OPEN - MELBOURNE DRAW AND RESULTS. Muchova downs Barty

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Luke Meyer
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Muchova

Karolina Muchova victorious over Ashleigh Barty 1-6 6-3 6-2 in the quarter in Melbourne on Wednesday. This will be her best result in this event. In the past, the best she could do in  was reaching the 2nd round in 2020. Here you can see her history at this event.

Muchova
Melbourne
Muchova's Record

The Czech added to her prize money $ 325,000 after winning this match. She has won already $ 850,000 as of now in the tournament. If she wins the next match, the Czech will add $ 650,000 to her earnings to get in total $ 1,500,000.

A very important moment was when Muchova got a medical time-out when she was 1-6 1-2 down. That changed completely the match. She commented:

“I started feeling a bit lost, Ash started very good. She played almost like no mistakes; it was very tough. I was a bit lost on the court and my head was spinning, so I took a break. And it helped me.”

Highlights Karolina Muchova vs. Ashleigh Barty Australian Open – Melbourne

Muchova’s Interview

Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners

Muchova
Barty
Karolina Muchova
1-6 6-3 6-2
1h:57
Ashleigh Barty
80
80
Total points
75
75
28
28
Winners
27
27
35%
35%
Ratio Winners
36%
36%
33
33
Unforced
37
37
47%
47%
Ratio Unforced
53%
53%
13/23
13/23
Net Approaches
4/10
4/10
57%
57%
Perc
40%
40%
-- Serve --
2
2
Aces
3
3
3
3
Double Faults
3
3
57%
57%
1st in
54%
54%
61%
61%
1st won
68%
68%
28/46
28/46
1st won
27/40
27/40
63%
63%
2nd won
50%
50%
22/35
22/35
2nd won
17/34
17/34
180
180
Fastest serve
184
184
162
162
AVG 1st Serve
164
164
130
130
AVG 2nd Serve
139
139
-- Break Points --
4/11
4/11
Total
3/13
3/13
36%
36%
Won
23%
23%
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After this encounter, the head to head between Muchova and Barty is 1-1.

Karolina Muchova Draw info

Live score progression and stats

had a running start at the beginning of the set after breaking Muchova in the 2nd game (2-0) before consolidating her break and lead 5-0. The Australian managed to boost her lead after breaking the Czech in the 4th (4-0) game before winning the set (6-1).

Certainly, a key moment was when Ashleigh won 5 consecutive games in the 1st set to change the score from 0-0 to 5-0.

They played 26 points. The Australian was the winner of the set after clinching 6 points more than Karolina (16-10). The Australian was extremely solid on serve to concede just 4 points (7-4). In addition, on the other side, the Czech conceded 9 points on serve (6-9).

didn’t want to give any chance to the opposition at the beginning of the set after breaking Muchova in the 1st game (1-0). Notwithstanding, Karolina succeeded in coming back to break Barty in the 4th (2-2) and in the 8th (5-3) game before winning the set (6-3).

They played 49 points. Muchova was the one to win the set after conquering 9 more points than Ashleigh (29-20). The Czech surrendered 11 points on serve (18-11). On the losing side, the Australian conceded 11 points on serve (9-11).

Muchova was pretty sharp at the beginning of the set after breaking in the 1st game (1-0). Ashleigh looked out of sorts and therefore the Czeck earned a smooth sail.

 

 

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