Aryna Sabalenka was a point from finishing off the topsy-turvy, three-hour-plus semi-final at 5-2 in the third set but then collapsed, dropping 20 of 24 points down the stretch
Unseeded Karolina Muchova reached her first Grand Slam final at the last place she expected, saving a match point and using a stirring comeback to grab the last five games despite dealing with leg problems for a 7-6 , 6-7 , 7-5 victory over No. 2 Aryna Sabalenka at the French Open on Thursday.
In Saturday’s title match, Muchova will meet either No. 1 Iga Swiatek, the defending champion, or No. 14 Beatriz Haddad Maia. Their semi-final was scheduled for later Thursday.And the way she managed to get there was rather remarkable. An oversimplification, granted, but think of it this way: Sabalenka tries to hit the ball past her opponent; Muchova tries to hit the ball away from her opponent.
Sabalenka continued to struggle, and Muchova – who was stretching between points – simply kept hitting big shots.
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