Karolina Muchova is gearing up for the women’s singles final at the 2023 French Open in Paris, where she will face off against the No. 1 seed, Iga Swiatek. The unseeded Czech player has had an emotional journey throughout the tournament, including a nail-biting semifinal match against No. 2 Aryna Sabalenka. Despite trailing 5-2 and facing match point, Muchova managed to break Sabalenka twice, securing five consecutive game victories to reach the final. Her previous best finish was as a semifinalist at the 2021 Australian Open, and she has struggled to advance past the third round in previous French Opens.
Swiatek, on the other hand, is vying for her fourth major title, having previously won the 2020 and 2022 French Open as well as the 2022 U.S. Open. While Muchova has a victory against Swiatek from 2019, when Swiatek was ranked lower, the Pole is not underestimating her opponent’s abilities. Swiatek has expressed respect for Muchova and acknowledges that she is a player who can do anything on the court.
Muchova has relied on her soft touch, fluid movement, and ability to change tempos to make it to the final. She overcame her opponents, including No. 8 Maria Sakkari of Greece, No. 27 Irina-Camelia Begu of Romania, and Russians Elina Avanesyan and Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova en route to the semifinals. Muchova’s semifinal match win was characterized by six aces, a perfect 5 for 5 break point conversion rate, and 27 unforced errors. By contrast, Sabalenka had 53 unforced errors and only converted 4 of 13 break point opportunities in the match.
The winner of the Swiatek-Muchova match will take home a $2.4 million first-place prize, with the runner-up earning $1.2 million. Catch the match at 9 a.m. EDT on NBC.
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