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Winning his first Grand Slam trophy at the Australian Open in January, Sobolenko continues to impress with his superior tennis. She made the final in Indian Wells and the quarter-finals in Miami before having an exciting season on clay.
The Belarusian reached the finals in Stuttgart and Madrid, winning the title in Spain. She finished second in Germany behind Iga Schwöntek.
Sobolenko also flew in the second round in Rome, but nevertheless, the 25-year-old tennis player prepared well for Roland Garros. Aiming for the top spot in the standings, the second racquet in the world has won five games in a row without dropping a set.
Sobolenko knocked out quality opponents such as Marta Kostyuk, Sloane Stevens and Elina Svitolina, Sobolenko won 12 straight matches at TBS and reached the semi-finals for the first time in Paris.
Karolina Muchova shone in the 2021 season, reaching the Australian Open semi-finals and Wimbledon quarter-finals. After that, she jumped to 19th place in the world rankings.
However, soon after, injuries took their toll and the Czech couldn’t come on strong. Abdominal issues and a subsequent ankle injury caused her to plummet down the rankings, dropping her to 235th in the world.
Using a protected rating, the 26-year-old tennis player is rebuilding her career brick by brick this season. She reached the quarterfinals in Indian Wells, Dubai, Auckland and the round of 16 in Rome, returning to the top 50. She is now in 43rd place.
The Czech was unseeded and kicked off her 2023 French Open campaign with a dramatic win over WTA No. 8 Maria Sakkari. She then knocked out world No. 27 Irina-Kamelia Bega and beat Russia’s Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova in the quarter-finals to reach the Roland Garros semi-finals for the first time.
Muchova should now return to the top 20 after Roland-Garros.
In personal matches, Sobolenko defeated Mukhova with the score 1:0. Belarus beat Mukhova 7-5, 7-6(4) in the 2019 Zhuhai semi-final.
Tennis. Roland Garros. Semi final. Mukhova – Sobolenko. Direct
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