Written by Richard Pagliaro | @Itenisi_Manje | Friday, June 21, 2024
Photo credit: Roland Garros Facebook
The grass of Britain will be a happy place to land Karolina Muchova.
The 2023 Roland Garros runner-up has announced that he will launch his comeback from wrist surgery in Eastbourne next week in preparation for Wimbledon, which starts on July 1st.
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Former world number 8 Muchova announced her return on social media.
“We’ve been out for 10 months but finally – See you at the Eastbourne and Wimbledon tournaments,” said Muchova.
A two-time Wimbledon quarterfinalist, Muchova reached the US Open semifinals in her last major appearance. He had surgery on his right wrist last February.
At the 2023 Roland Garros, Muchova came back strong to reach her first final.
Staring down a match point at 2-5 and losing his legs against world No. 2 Aryna Sabalenkathe depressed Czech met this moment with calm disdain.
Shooting a winner to erase a match point, Muchova went on a 20-out-of-24 lead and five straight games, shocking second-seeded Sabalenka 7-6(5), 6-7(5), 7-5 to battle it out. first major final at Roland Garros.
The Czech, 27, has not played a Tour-level match since her 6-4, 7-5 US Open semi-final loss to eventual champion Coco Gauff in September last year, but shared a training video on her social media recently. weeks. Muchova looks fit and eager.
