The Czech Karolina Muchova has her surprising triumph at the French Open continued and is the first tennis player to reach the semi-finals.
The 26-year-old beat former finalist Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova of Russia 7-5, 6-2 in the quarter-finals.
Previously the world number 43. Muchova at the French Open never got past the third round at the Australia Open she was also in the semifinals in 2021. “It’s been an incredible two weeks”, she said. The unseeded Muchova now meets the winner of the game between the world number two Aryna Sabalenka from Belarus and the Ukrainian Jelina Switolina.
Pavlyuchenkova reached the final in 2021 Stadium Roland Garroshad recently even feared for the continuation of her career due to a knee injury and is currently only 333rd in the world.