Karolina Muchova shocks Aryna Sabalenka 7-6(5) 6-7(5) 7-5 in the semifinal in Paris on Thursday. Muchova will have to play Iga Swiatek in the final. The battle lasted 3 hours and 13 minutes. This will be her most significant achievement in this event. Previously, the best she could do was reach the 3rd round in 2021 and 2022. Here you can see her previous results at this event.
The Czech added to her prize money € 520,000 after winning this match. She has already won € 1,150,000 after this win. If she wins the next match, the Czech will add € 1,150,000 to her earnings to get in total € 2,300,000 in total.
Highlights Karolina Muchova vs. Aryna Sabalenka French Open – Paris
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A4-tdFOVebQ
Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners
At the end of the match, the Czech scored 126 points vs. the Belarussian’s 115.
Muchova
Muchova was absolutely great in converting all the break points (5/5).
Sabalenka
On the other side, Aryna was not so effective in converting her break points (only 31% – 4/13). That was one of the key issues for her loss.
After this encounter, the head to head between Muchova and Sabalenka is 1-1.
Draw and next match H2H: Karolina Muchova vs. Iga Swiatek – stats
Muchova will face Swiatek in the final.
This will be the 2nd time that Karolina Muchova and Iga Swiatek play each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Muchova (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on clay.
The last time that they competed against each other, Muchova won 4-6 6-1 6-4 in the 1st round in Prague back in 2019.
Tennis Scores at the French Open
- Karolina MuchovaMuchova – Aryna SabalenkaSabalenka (7-65 6-75 7-5) – Stats and score progression
- Iga SwiatekSwiatek – Beatriz Haddad MaiaHaddad Maia (6-2 7-67) – Stats and score progression
Upcoming matches
- Iga SwiatekSwiatek – Karolina MuchovaMuchova (0-1) – H2H details and stats