Karolina Muchova and Clara Tauson will square off in the semifinal of the Dubai Duty Free Championships for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Friday at 7:00 pm on CENTER COURT. Here the head to head stats and relative prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Karolina Muchova who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Karolina Muchova is the pick to win this match.
Karolina Muchova -> 1.53
Clara Tauson -> 2.5
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Prediction and head to head Karolina Muchova vs. Clara Tauson
There is no head to head record between Karolina Muchova and Clara Tauson since this will be the first time that they will square off in the main tour.
Karolina Muchova
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 13-9 | 10-6 | 0-1 | 2-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 21-7 | 15-4 | 4-2 | 0-0 | 2-1 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 38-13 | 28-9 | 10-3 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 11-12 | 3-2 | 3-3 | 5-5 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 19-9 | 10-4 | 5-3 | 0-0 | 4-2 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 17, Karolina got to the semifinal after defeating Suzan Lamens 6-2 6-2, Emma Raducanu 7-6(6) 6-4, Mccartney Kessler 6-3 1-6 7-6(5) and Sorana Cirstea 6-2 7-5.
In the quarter, Muchova had a good straight sets win against Cirstea (6-2 7-5). During the match, Muchova scored 69 points vs Cirstea’s 48. Muchova was quite aggressive to blast 21 winners.
Talking about the service games, Muchova made 2 aces and she committed only 2 double faults. Karolina Muchova lost the serve 3 times. Furthermore, Muchova put 57% of her first serves in, winning 70% (21/30) of the points behind her 1st serve and 52% (12/23) on the 2nd serve. Karolina broke Cirstea 6 times after converting 55% of her break points (6/11).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Muchova has dropped 1 set in this event to win 53% of the points she played.
Muchova has a solid win-loss record in the last 10 years having won 68% of her matches (235-112). 7-3 on hard in 2025. In connection with her performance on the same surface of this event, Muchova has an aggregate 119-48 match record in the last years on hard.
Karolina’s best result of the current year was getting to the semifinal in Australia and Linz.
Muchova has a composed 9-4 win-loss record in 2025, 7-3 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously in Dubai
Clara Tauson
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 21-11 | 14-5 | 4-5 | 3-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 38-28 | 19-16 | 14-5 | 5-3 | 0-3 | 0-1 |
| 2023 | 38-21 | 6-7 | 13-5 | 12-8 | 2-1 | 5-0 |
| 2022 | 26-18 | 10-12 | 0-1 | 16-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 42-15 | 13-4 | 4-5 | 21-4 | 0-2 | 4-0 |
Ranked no. 38, Tauson got to the semifinal after defeating Rebecca Sramkova 7-6(7) 6-0, Elina Svitolina 7-6(5) 3-6 7-6(4), Aryna Sabalenka 6-3 6-2 and Linda Noskova 7-6(4) 6-4.
In the quarter, Tauson had a good straight sets win against Noskova (7-64 6-4). During the match Tauson scored 80 points vs Noskova’s 77. The Dane was pretty aggressive to blast 32 winners.
About the serving games, Tauson scored 9 aces and she committed only 2 double faults. Clara Tauson lost the serve twice and she saved 3 break points. Furthermore, Tauson put 59% of her first serves in, winning 73% (32/44) of the points behind her 1st serve and 43% (13/30) on the 2nd serve. The Dane broke Noskova 3 times after converting 43% of her break points (3/7).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Clara has conceded 1 set in the tournament to win 53% of the points she played.
Her best result of the current season was conquering the title in Auckland where she beat Naomi Osaka in the final 4-6 ret..
Clara has an overall 14-3 win-loss record in 2025, 11-2 on hard (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Muchova | Tauson |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 4 | 4 |
| Tot Set | 9 | 9 |
| Tot Games | 88 | 94 |
| Pts | 290-258 | 334-292 |
| Total Points | 548 | 626 |
| Winners | 101 | 130 |
| %Winners | 35% | 39% |
Both Muchova and Tauson played 4 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Karolina Muchova dropped 1 set, while Clara Tauson conceded 1 set. Talking about their workload, Muchova and Tauson have played the same amount of sets 9. However, Muchova played 6 games less than Tauson. Muchova scored 101 winners (35% of the total points). On the other side, The Dane struck 130 winners (39%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Muchova | Tauson |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 22 | 34 |
| Avg per match | 5.5 | 8.5 |
| 1st in | 141/255 | 174/303 |
| %1st in | 55% | 57% |
| 1st pts | 101/141 | 130/174 |
| %1st pts | 72% | 75% |
| 2nd pts | 57/114 | 62/129 |
| %2nd pts | 50% | 48% |
Muchova blasted 22 aces (5.5 per match). Tauson bagged 34 aces (8.5 per match). Muchova won 72% points behind her first serve. She was rock solid on her second serve to win 50% of the points. On the other side, Tauson won 75% of the points behind her first serve. She had a solid display on her second serve to win 48% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Muchova | Tauson |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 17 | 15 |
| Converted | 17/45 | 15/35 |
| % Converted | 38% | 43% |
| Conceded | 25 | 28 |
| Saved | 15 | 19 |
| % Saved | 60% | 68% |
| Times Broken | 10 | 9 |
Karolina broke her opponents 17 times with a 38% conversion rate. The Czech dropped her serve 10 times and she saved 60% of the break points that she conceded. Tauson broke her opponents 15 times with a 43% conversion rate. Tauson conceded her serve 9 times and she saved 68% of the break points that she conceded.
| Muchova | ||||||
| R1 Lamens |
R2 Raducanu |
R3 Kessler |
1/4 Cirstea |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-2 6-2 | 7-66 6-4 | 6-3 1-6 7-65 | 6-2 7-5 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | |
| Tot Games | 16 | 23 | 29 | 20 | 88 | |
| pts | 59-41 | 67-67 | 95-102 | 69-48 | 290-258 | |
| Total points | 100 | 134 | 197 | 117 | 548 | |
| Winners | 22 | 24 | 34 | 21 | 101 | |
| %Winners | 37% | 36% | 36% | 30% | 35% | |
| SERVE | ||||||
| Aces | 9 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 22 | |
| Double Faults | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | |
| 1st in | 29/49 | 35/61 | 47/92 | 30/53 | 141/255 | |
| % 1st in | 59% | 57% | 51% | 57% | 55% | |
| 1st pts | 22/29 | 24/35 | 34/47 | 21/30 | 101/141 | |
| % 1st pts | 76% | 69% | 72% | 70% | 72% | |
| 2nd pts | 13/20 | 12/26 | 20/45 | 12/23 | 57/114 | |
| % 2nd pts | 65% | 46% | 44% | 52% | 50% | |
| Breaks | ||||||
| Won | 4 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 17 | |
| Converted | 4/9 | 3/13 | 4/12 | 6/11 | 17/45 | |
| Converted % | 44% | 23% | 33% | 55% | 38% | |
| Conceded | 4 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 25 | |
| Saved | 4/4 | 4/6 | 7/12 | 0/3 | 15 | |
| Saved % | 100% | 67% | 58% | 0% | 56% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 10 | |
| Tauson | ||||||
| R1 Sramkova |
R2 Svitolina |
R3 Sabalenka |
1/4 Noskova |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 7-67 6-0 | 7-65 3-6 7-64 | 6-3 6-2 | 7-64 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | |
| Tot Games | 19 | 35 | 17 | 23 | 94 | |
| pts | 73-50 | 114-115 | 67-50 | 80-77 | 334-292 | |
| Total points | 123 | 229 | 117 | 157 | 626 | |
| Winners | 26 | 53 | 19 | 32 | 130 | |
| %Winners | 36% | 46% | 28% | 40% | 39% | |
| SERVE | ||||||
| Aces | 9 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 34 | |
| Double Faults | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | |
| 1st in | 29/55 | 77/126 | 24/48 | 44/74 | 174/303 | |
| % 1st in | 53% | 61% | 50% | 59% | 57% | |
| 1st pts | 26/29 | 53/77 | 19/24 | 32/44 | 130/174 | |
| % 1st pts | 90% | 69% | 79% | 73% | 75% | |
| 2nd pts | 16/26 | 23/49 | 10/24 | 13/30 | 62/129 | |
| % 2nd pts | 62% | 47% | 42% | 43% | 48% | |
| Breaks | ||||||
| Won | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 15 | |
| Converted | 3/6 | 3/6 | 6/16 | 3/7 | 15/35 | |
| Converted % | 50% | 50% | 38% | 43% | 43% | |
| Conceded | 0 | 20 | 3 | 5 | 28 | |
| Saved | 0/0 | 15/20 | 1/3 | 3/5 | 19 | |
| Saved % | – | 75% | 33% | 60% | 42% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 9 | |
Head 2 Head
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