PARIS: Karolina Muchova of the Czech Republic saved a match point and battled back from 2-5 down in the final set to shock world number two Aryna Sabalenka and reach her maiden Grand Slam final at the French Open on Thursday (Jun 8). Muchova, ranked at 43, defeated the Australian Open winner 7-6 (7/5), 6-7
PARIS: Karolina Muchova of the Czech Republic saved a match point and battled back from 2-5 down in the final set to shock world number two Aryna Sabalenka and reach her maiden Grand Slam final at the French Open on Thursday .
"It's unbelievable. I just kept fighting. But I don't want to sound cocky, I just keep working on my game," said Muchova. For Sabalenka, defeat ended her run of 12 successive match wins at the Slams as she paid a heavy price for 53 unforced errors while the versatile Muchova saved nine of 13 break points.
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