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Suddenly, Karolina Muchova. Cold as few, an ice floe. He comes from Olomuc, Czech Republic, and no matter how much the duel takes place to the limit, all the time on a thin wire, he does not lose a single second of good color or temper, as if he knew he was going to take it forward. Yes or yes. The options of the fierce Aryna Sabalenka vanish (7-6 (5), 6-7 (5) and 7-5, after 3h 13m) and the poster of the final inscribes a new name, that of Muchova, another of those abundant -ovas of the east that play so well and so well respond to situations of risk. He imposes, deserves it, and thus enters the final of a major for the first time. He breaks at the end, he cries. On the track, he doesn't even blink.
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Instead, Sabalenka collapses. "I'm mentally exhausted," says the Belarusian, number two in the world, to the point that day in and day out she is also asked about the war. He won in Australia, he won't win in Paris. Muchova gives in and makes its way, with more than misleading ranking; She is 43rd, but her tennis is worth much more; he will sneak into the top-20 and challenge Swiatek with a statistic to keep in mind: of the five matches he has played against top-3, the three best at that time, he has won them all. Pliskova (Wimbledon), Barty (Melbourne), Osaka (Madrid), Sakkari (Roland Garros), now Sabalenka. Swiatek, double champion of the French grand tournament, should not be trusted with the scientific competitor.
There is not a single stroke of improvisation in his game, always methodical, everything seemingly controlled. The number one, 21, leaves nothing to chance. Bate the Brazilian Beatriz Haddad Maia, first-timer in this semifinals, and again demonstrates (6-4 and 7-6 (7) that on this court, the Chatrier, there is no one who manages to sink his teeth into it. Maybe it can be Muchova.
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