The second racket in the world lost to Mukhova in three sets in the semi-finals at Roland Garros this year. She even had match points on the serve of an opponent from the Czech Republic with the score 5:3 in the deciding set, which Muchova saved with her daring play. Subsequently, Sobolenko lost twice on his own serve, losing the match 6-7, 7-6, 5-7.
Sobolenko, who won his first Grand Slam title in Melbourne this year, also lost in the semi-finals at Wimbledon, losing in another three-set classic to No.6 seed Ons Jaber.
Although the Belarusian was knocked out by Ludmila Samsonova last week in Montreal, she arrived in fine form at the Cincinnati Open this week. She confidently beat Wimbledon runner-up Zhaber and world number 13 Daria Kasatkina to advance to the semi-finals of the WTA 1000 tournament.
Her opponent Karolina Muchova also had a great week in Cincinnati. This week, the Czech beat world No. 8 Maria Sakkari and world No. 19 Beatriz Haddad Maia en route to the quarter-finals.
In the quarter-finals, she led 3-0 against her compatriot Marie Buzkova before the latter was forced to end the match with a right thigh injury.
The score of the personal meetings between Arina Sobolenko and Karolina Muchova is currently 1-1. While the world No. 2 lost Mukhova at Roland Garros, she beat the Czech in straight sets before triumphing at the 2019 WTA Elite Trophy in Zhuhai.
Sobolenko’s game is built on a strong, flat strike on the ball. The Belarusian has a good serve, she is dynamic and well known for the intensity of the game on the pitch.
Sobolenko even reduced the number of unforced errors over the past year, which made his game very dangerous. Muchova, on the other hand, doesn’t have the same power, but she has very precise ground strokes that help her play aggressive tennis herself.
Muchova also has a brilliant slash in her arsenal, which she uses to slow down the pace of base plays. The Belarusian can end up giving the advantage in a game as she likes to serve her opponents with depth and power.
Forecast: Victory of Sobolenko in three sets.
Vyacheslav Gorbachev/Athletistic
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