Karolina Muchova battled back from the brink of defeat to reach her first Grand Slam final. (Photo: AFP)
PARIS – Unheralded Karolina Muchova saved a match point as she stunned world number two Aryna Sabalenka to reach the French Open final on Thursday, while Iga Swiatek hopes to stay on course for a third Roland Garros title.
The 43rd-ranked Muchova will play her first Grand Slam final after knocking out Australian Open champion Sabalenka 7-6 (7/5), 6-7 (5/7), 7-5, ending the Belarusian’s 12-match winning run at majors.
She will meet either top-ranked Swiatek, the 2020 and 2022 French Open winner, or Brazil’s Beatriz Haddad Maia on Saturday after overturning a 5-2 deficit in the final set to topple Sabalenka.
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