![]() "Even today, match ball down, you really never know if I win or lose, but it's great to know that I have the chance to win and I win against the top players, and that for sure boosts my confidence.For decades, tennis fans have been used to seeing a top-ranked Spaniard own the clay courts of the French Open, but this year, with Rafael Nadal out, it's 20-year-old Carlos Alcaraz charging through to a semifinal match, hoping to win his second major. I can compete, and obviously the matches are super close. "It just shows me that I can play against them. I didn't really even know about this statistic. "I don't think I will be the favourite," she said. In Swiatek, she will play the defending champion and a player set to enter her 64th week at the top of the rankings but the stats reflect well on Muchova, having beaten the Pole in their only previous meeting in Prague in 2019.įurthermore, on the five previous occasions Muchova has faced players ranked first, second or third in the world, she has won. Ranked 43rd in the world, Muchova had only once reached the semi-finals of a Grand Slam before her Roland Garros run, that coming at the Australian Open in 2021. Now I'm enjoying that I'm on the upper part now." "It's ups and downs in life all the time. But I always kept it kind of positive in my mind and tried to work and do all the exercises to be able to come back. "Some doctors told me, 'maybe you'll not do sport any more'. ![]() "When I missed the Australian Open last year, and I was in a pretty bad state health-wise, I was working out a lot to try to get back. "There have been many moments, many lows, from one injury to another," said Muchova, 26. ![]() World number one Iga Swiatek lies in wait in Saturday's final but for now, the Czech is simply enjoying the ride. More than three hours later, Muchova and her weary body came out on top in a 7-6 (7-5) 6-7 (5-7) 7-5 epic. Just as she has to had to fight back from injuries - to her back, her abdominals, her ankle - she had to battle on court, with world number two Aryna Sabalenka her challenge to overcome. ![]()
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