According to experts, if anyone can win the first Grand Slam tournament next year, one of the hottest candidates on the circuit is Czech tennis player Karolína Muchová.
French Open final, US Open semifinal, and end of season in the top eight. This tennis player from Olomouc, who is often plagued by injuries, is having an extraordinary season.
It is not surprising that he has gained a lot of fans and among tennis experts, who rank him among the biggest promises for next season.
TV station Eurosport ranked him among the four players most likely to compete for a first Grand Slam title next year.
“With a great all-round game that suits both grass and hard surfaces, he is likely to feature in another Grand Slam final,” wrote the station’s official website.
The channel’s Swedish tennis expert, Mats Wilander, also believes in the 27-year-old Muchos for next season. “For me, she is the most complex player on the women’s circuit,” said the former world number one.
But at the same time, he added that he needs to stay fit and healthy. However, it was a wrist injury that prevented him from participating in the final Tournament of Champions.
Similar to the official WTA website, Eurosport also lists American world number five Jessica Pegula, compatriot Madison Keys and the perennial Grand Slam final favorite from Tunisia, Uns Džabir, among the other candidates for the top four.
The last time she was upset in the race for a major trophy was Markéta Vondroušová, when she managed the end of the set better in the final showdown at Wimbledon. Džábirová has lost in three Grand Slam finals.
“I actually sent him a message after the final with Vondrousová. If you want to talk, contact me, I know how it feels. I’m in the same situation as you, but I’m sure you, unlike me, will win the Wimbledon trophy,” said the former champion US Open Andy Roddick, who lost three times in the All England Club final after his victory in New York.
The 2023 tennis season shows that evenly matched women’s tennis offers plenty of room to celebrate unexpected champions at the Grand Slam.
Belarusian Aryna Sabalenková won her first Grand Slam, young American Coco Gauffová won in New York and Czech champion Markéta Vondroušová shocked experts as the unseeded Wimbledon winner.
Why can’t 2024 offer something similar.
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