Sports Desk: Karolina Mukhova of the Czech Republic has reached the final for the first time after defeating tennis star Aryna Sabalenka, who is ranked second in the women’s ranking, in the first semifinal of the women’s singles at the French Open. On the other hand, in the second semi-final, Iga Swatek, the number-one tennis star and last season’s champion, confirmed the final by defeating Haddad Maya of Brazil. These two stars will face each other today at 7 p.m. to take home the title.
Mukhova fought hard for 3 hours and 13 minutes with Sabalenka in the fight to reach the final. After a long struggle, the result came in his favor. Won 7-6 (7-5), 6-7 (5-7), 7-5. The gap between the two in the ranking is huge. Naturally, Sabalenka was the favorite over Mukhova, who was ranked number 43. However, the fight was fierce throughout the match. The first two sets came in tiebreakers. In which Mukhova wins the first one. Sabalenka won the second set. The third set was also going on. But in the end, Sabalenka’s resistance was broken, and Mukhova floated in the euphoria of victory. After winning, he said, ‘I really don’t know what happened.”
It’s incredible. I tried to keep fighting, and it worked. I am very happy. I don’t know how I bounced back after going down 2–5. In fact, in this competition, in such an atmosphere on this court, everything becomes easier in front of the enthusiasm of the spectators.
Earlier, Karolina Mukhova reached the semis of the Australian Open in 2021. Besides, in 2019 and 2020, Wimbledon also reached the quarterfinals of this tennis beauty from the Czech Republic. But never made it to the finals. Reaching the final for the first time and winning the first Grand Slam are in front of him.
On the other hand, in the second semi-final, defending champion Iga Swatek confirmed the final by defeating Haddad Maya 6-2, 7-6 (9-7). Swatek won the first set easily. But Maya fought well in the second set. After a hard-fought battle, the set becomes a tiebreaker. But he did not manage to get the top pick there. As a result, Swatek’s final was confirmed by winning two consecutive sets. “It’s really amazing,” Swatek said after the win. To be honest, it’s hard to play such a long tournament, and I’m very happy that I’ve been able to play consistently and have good results here every year. I’m also pretty excited for Saturday. It wasn’t easy. Maya put up a great fight.
I knew I had to be ready for every game and that momentum can change really quickly, and that’s why I played so well in the tiebreaker.’
Swatek is the current champion of the French Open. He is also number one in the ranking. This time, the star will fight to win the third title of his career at Rolla Garo. Sabalenka’s loss ensured Swatek’s top spot. The 22-year-old Polish star has been at the top for 62 consecutive weeks. Earlier in 2020, he won the first title in this tournament. In the first round of women’s singles, Swatek defeated Spain’s Cristina 6-4, 6-0. After winning this match, Swatek said, ‘I know this court well. I am now focusing on the upcoming matches. I want to win the title again.
Last year, Swatek won the trophy for the second time in the final of the French Open, regardless of the opponent. In the final, the American women’s tennis player defeated Coco Goff 6-1, 6-3 to become the French Open champion for the second time. Swatek lost just one set en route to the final. In the final, he once again proved why he is the world’s number one.
In the women’s singles quarterfinals, Iga Swatek defeated Coco Goff 6-4, 6-2 to reach the semifinals. After the start of the match, Swatek and Goff fought hard in the first set. In the end, Gough did not succeed. He lost the first set 6-2.
However, he could not fight much in the second set. Without giving him any chance, Swatek won the set with a margin of 6-2 and confirmed the semi-final directly. Before that, she easily defeated Ukraine’s Lesia Surenko in the fourth round. Surenko gave up a walkover without playing the whole match. That confirmed Swatek’s quarterfinal appearance. Surenka felt sick during the match. The court doctor was taking care of him again and again. But he could not continue playing for long due to discomfort.
