“You Will Not Do Sport Anymore”- Heading Into the French Open Final, Karolina Muchova Shares Disheartening Memory From the Past

Karolina Muchova secured a seemingly impressive win in the French Open semi-finals. She took everyone by surprise by making a sensational comeback in the third set from 2-5 down to seal her thumping win. Going against the advice of some doctors who asked her to quit tennis because of her injury woes, Muchova took it as a challenge to come back to the tennis court. And low and behold, she is now reaping the fruits of her labor as she secured her place in the Roland Garros finals.

This semi-final was a match full of twists and turns and in the end, it was Muchova who emerged as the victor. Her opponent Arya Sabalenka was the overwhelming favorite going into the match but Muchova, with her impressive resolve, pulled off a massive upset shattering Sabalenka’s hopes of reaching a 2nd consecutive major final.

Now, she seems to be undeterred by anything that would prevent her from keeping her hands off the French Open trophy. Sometimes one’s rock-solid will turn the tide quite miraculously and Muchova has done exactly that.

Karolina Muchova talks about her past injury woes

Muchova used to be a regular top-20 player. But injuries plagued her career so badly that she had to skip many important tournaments.  The Czech player skipped last year’s Australian Open and her rankings took a hit. To make matters worse, at one point in time, some doctors even advised her not to play tennis anymore.   

In the post-match press conference at the French Open semifinals, She said, “Some doctors told me, you know, maybe you’ll not do sport anymore. 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”.

 She recuperated soon by showing an indomitable will to get back on the tennis court. 

  The victory against 2023 Australian Open Champion Aryna Sabalenka was one of the greatest moments of her career  This victory would surely be etched into her mind as this will be her first time playing in a Grand Slam final. Before that, the furthest she progressed in a Grand Slam was reaching the 2021 Australian Open semis.

From tears of sorrow last year to absolute jubilation this year for Muchova

Life on the tennis court has been tough for Muchova. She had to battle injury issues all through her career. She reached the semifinals of the 2021 Australian Open but lost to Jennifer Brady due to an injury. She did not play for seven months in the same year because of an abdominal problem. 

She quit last year’s Australian Open also owing to injury.  Just when she was trying to get back to full fitness from an abdominal injury and looked on course for a comeback on the tour, she twisted her ankle at the French Open last year and retired mid-match in tears. 

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But now she has made a statement, recuperated well, and made a comeback in stellar fashion. She suffered multiple injuries which seemed ominous and threatened to end her career prematurely, but now she is just one win away from breaking into the top ten of the women’s rankings. Now that’s some achievement to savor.

If she wins the match on Saturday, she can carry the same momentum onto the grass court season as well especially in Wimbledon. But right now she wouldn’t be thinking that far ahead. She would try to enjoy the present moment.

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