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Five things about French Open finalist Karolina Muchova


French Open Grand Slam Final Karolina Muchova

Tennis – French Open – Roland Garros, Paris, France – June 8, 2023 Karolina Muchova of the Czech Republic celebrates her semi-final victory over Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach

Karolina Muchova led 2-5 in the final set and saved a match point to beat world number two Aryna Sabalenka 7-6 (7/5), 6-7 (5/7), 7-5 in the semifinals. French Open on Thursday.

AFP Sport looks at five things to know about the 26-year-old world No. 43, who will play her first Grand Slam final against Iga Swiatek on Saturday at Roland Garros.

football family

Muchova’s father, Josef Mucha, is a former top footballer and played as a midfielder for Sigma Olomouc and FC Zlin. He is currently an assistant coach at FC Slovacko, who finished 5th in the Czech top flight last season.

Muchova’s brother, Filip Mucha, is also a footballer — a goalkeeper playing for FK Teplice, who finished 12th last season in the Czech first division.

beyoncé fans

Before the French Open, she and her good friend Karolina Pliskova, former world number one, went to see a Beyonce concert.

“One of the best concerts I’ve ever been to — and I go pretty often,” she said. “I went to Shawn Mendes before the US Open and the Backstreet Boys before Wimbledon and I always played well after.”

Attachment string

Manyova plays guitar. At the 2020 US Open, which was held under strict COVID-19 restrictions, she composed a song called US Open Bubble about her life full of shocks due to Covid-19. she is there. She shot a video at Flushing Meadows and published it on her Instagram.

traumatic failure

Muchova has been traumatized for most of her career, primarily struggling with her abs. Tomas Petera, her manager, said: “When she was healthy, she was in the Top 10.

Tea and a good book

While in Paris attending the French Open, she had to overcome a mild cold. She used a day off last Saturday to rest and drink lots of tea while reading – she says she enjoys “esoteric and educational” literature.

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