Iga Świątek is the runner -up of the world ranking, and Karolina Muchova is 15. Their start in the fourth round of the WTA 1000 tournament in Indian Wells is a great hit of this phase.
He runs Świątek in direct 3: 1 duels. And it is best remembered from their meetings from Paris for almost two years ago.
Up to 98 hours. Such things were calculated
In 2023, Świątek at Roland Garros gave more performances in her career. At one point, the Extreme -Slam event of French Open was that the game lost! When in the fourth round of Łesia Curenko came out of ZZ Iga from the result of 0: 4 to 1: 4, the world media noted that Poland number one lost the first game in 98 hours and 43 minutes! Such an incredibly long time consisted of: part of the performance of Christmas against Claire Liu in the second round (6: 4, 6: 0), her whole performance against Xinju Wang in the third round (6: 0, 6: 0) and some match with curenko. In total, Świątek had a series of as many as 23 games won.
But after the semi -finals it was clear that despite the perfect form of Polish, winning the whole tournament could come with difficulty. This is because in finale Her rival was Muchova presenting beautiful, versatile tennis, and showing impressive bravery.
Muchova defeated Sabalena in an amazing way
Świątek in her semi -final won 6: 2, 7: 6 with Beatriz Hadad Maii, and Muchova drew a victory in the battle with Aryna Sabalenka. It ended with a score of 7: 6, 6: 7, 7: 5, although in the decisive set the Czech was losing 2: 5, 30:40 and had to defend the match!
In the final from Świątek Muchova she also made up for huge losses. Karolina's debut in the Grand Slam final was losing 2: 6, 0: 3. But she didn't give up. At a critical moment 43. At that time, the world tennis player began playing like a leader. And it seemed that he would beat our actual leader. After turning the second set to the decisive party, Muchov entered the door – she won the first two games to zero. She led in the match 2: 6, 7: 5, 2: 0. “Świątek has already lost”, “This is the end”, “There is no chance” – such comments were flooded at the time by social media. But fortunately Świątek did not read them. At 6: 2, 5: 7, 3: 4 and the Czeszki Iga website noted the return break. At Roland Garros (today Iga has five Grand Slam titles – the fifth won in Paris in 2024).
Kyrgios's idiotic reactions upset the Czechs
After that finale, the world was delighted with Świątek, but also on Muchova. The statistics cited that Karolina won all her matches in her career with the rivals from the world top 3 to the finals with Iga. There were five of these meetings. It was reported that the last player who dealt so hard from the beginning of her career with the rivals from Top 3 was ages ago Martin Navratilov. – I didn't even know about this statistics. But it is great to know, because it shows that I can compete with such tennis players. This will increase my confidence – said Muchova.
– Don't tell me that women's tennis is boring. The final was fantastic – commented Rennae Stubbs. The former doubles champion from Australia argued that the semi -finals stood at a great level and claimed that the ladies at Roland Garros gave better shows than men. “Thank God for the Lord,” she wrote. Her compatriot Nick Kyrgios answered with an emoticon laughing at tears. And when Stubbs asked what he meant, the controversial tennis player replied with the same emoticon.
Such reactions of Kyrgios were considered idiotic, and the Czechs felt particularly affected by them. “” The art of Muchova captivated the world, but Nick Kyrgios scoffs from it, “wrote the daily” Blesk “.
Muchovej tennis is an art. But that doesn't mean Karolina plays like a guy
The “art” of Muchova the world of tennis really appreciates. Although the tennis player still having health problems, she did not repeat such success as the Grand Slam final (she was twice the semi -finalist US Open And once a semi -finalist Australian Open), everyone knows that she can always afford to beat every rival. And sometimes it happens that her great game experts praise so much that they choose the wrong words.
In 2024, Muchova looked great in the US Open. After a few matches, the main favorite of the tournament was seen in it (ultimately she reached the semi -finals). The legendary Chris Evert admired her after the second round. Then Czech returning after a 10-month break caused by an injury defeated 6: 3, 7: 6 Naomi Osaka. – He plays like a man. He wants to play like a man. Men have better websites than women, mostly they also have better volumes and move a little better – said Evert at the American ESPN station. Such a commentary of the 18-time Grand Slam champion caused a storm on social media. He did not like, among others One of the currently leading players, ONS Jabeur.
– Muchova is an incredibly talented player. It doesn't have to be a guy to have a great service, a joke or moving. Can we stop creating stereotypes based on sex? Tunisian was irritated. Evert reflected and apologized for her unfortunate expression. “I'm sorry, if I offended you, it certainly wasn't my intention. Strength, mobility and athletic have improved significantly, and many women I talk to have idols of men to whom they aspire. Again, maybe my statement could be better, so I'm sorry!” – the American wrote on the portal X.
On Tuesday in the American Indian Wells Świątek and Muchova can definitely show strength, athleticism, mobility and great technique. If both play the best as they can – we'll get a concert. The favorite is Shelfbut probably a difficult task awaits her.