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Muchova's Madness: From Not Making It Past the First Round in 4 Years to Being Able to Win Wimbledon

Pedro de Pablos - 9 Jul 2026
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Muchova's Madness: from not making it past the first round in 4 years to being able to win Wimbledon. Source: Getty Images.

Karolina Muchova has won an epic match against Coco Gauff to reach her first Wimbledon final Wimbledon. The Czech tennis player has experienced the unimaginable and has also achieved an incredible statistic, going from losing in the first round for 4 consecutive years to having the opportunity to lift the title at the All England Club.

 

 

The grass court season did not start well for Karolina with a defeat in the Queen's WTA Round of 16 against Madison Keys, but she alerted her opponents that she was coming in strong to Wimbledon by winning the WTA 500 Bad Homburg against all odds. At the All England Club, she has defeated opponents like Barbora Krejcikova, Naomi Osaka, and Coco Gauff herself, and now she will have to face off against the winner of the match between Marta Kostyuk and Linda Noskova with the mission of winning her first Grand Slam.

4 troubling years for Muchova on grass

To put into perspective the feat that Muchova has achieved, we need to talk about her results in other years. In 2025, she not only lost in the first round at Wimbledon, but she barely managed one victory throughout the grass season. In 2024, she secured two wins during the season after being almost a year off the tour, and in 2023, she only played Wimbledon on the grass season and also lost in the first round. Moreover, in 2022, it was more of the same, two matches on grass, two losses.

It is true that she reached the quarterfinals in 2021, but the truth is that Muchova had struggled a lot in recent years to find her best form on this surface. However, something has clicked in her mind and she has started playing like an angel, giving her a chance to win the ultimate tournament on the tennis circuit. With her volley, she has more confidence than ever, as well as with her sliced shots, so this Saturday she will be a tough nut to crack for Kostyuk or Noskova on the Centre Court of the All England Club.

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