Karolina Muchova advanced to the quarter-finals of the WTA 1000 China Open
Karolina Muchova (Czech Republic) advanced to the quarter-finals of the WTA 1000 China Open. The Czech tennis player defeated Cristina Bucsa (Spain) by 2-0 (6:2, 6:0) in 69 minutes of play.
Karolina Muchova made 2 aces and one double fault, while her opponent made three double faults and won only 42% for her first serve points. This proved to be enough for the Czech tennis player to win the match and advance to the next round, where will face top-seeded Aryna Sabalenka (Belarus), who recorded her 15th consecutive victory. The Belarusian player eliminated Madison Keys (USA) after 2-0 (6:4, 6:3).
Karolina Muchova started the match versus Cristina Bucsa strongly with an early break, which gave her a 2:0 lead. Cristina Bucsa won her serve in the third game of the first set, although needed to save six breakpoints. However, she was unable to oppose the more powerful Czech tennis player and suffered another break after which Karolina Muchova led by 5:1. At the end she closed the set at 6:2.
The second set was under the total dominance of Karolina Muchova, who did not give a single game to her opponent, winning it by 6:0.
the head-to-head balance between Karolina Muchova and Aryna Sabalenka is 2-1 in favor of the Czech tennis player. Both played last at the WTA 1000 Cincinnati Open in 2023, when Karolina Muchova won in three sets.
