https://www.scmp.com/rss/523287/feed Karolina Muchova is a Czech professional tennis player. She turned professional in 2013 and achieved a career-high ranking of World No. 8 in 2023. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Agence France-Presse Agence France-Presse Carlos Alcaraz powered into the Australian Open quarter-finals on Sunday and Novak Djokovic joined him without hitting a ball, as the next generation roared. Aryna Sabalenka surged through but Coco Gauff was forced to fight at Melbourne Park, where temperatures eased to 22 degrees Celsius after the brutal heat of a day earlier. Top seed Alcaraz was in ominous touch at Rod Laver Arena, dismissing the American Tommy Paul 7-6, 6-4, 7-5 in a masterclass. The 22-year-old plays home hope and sixth... https://www.scmp.com/sport/tennis/article/3341154/australian-open-alcaraz-has-djokovic-his-case-sabalenka-faces-hot-teen-prospect?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/tennis/article/3341154/australian-open-alcaraz-has-djokovic-his-case-sabalenka-faces-hot-teen-prospect?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 25 Jan 2026 08:30:13 +0000 Reuters Reuters Naomi Osaka returned to the US Open semi-finals on Wednesday with a 6-4, 7-6 win over Karolina Muchova, as the four-time grand slam champion delivered a battling display to underline her resurgence on the sport’s biggest stage. Four years after winning the last of her four major titles, the Japanese 23rd seed, who returned last season after a lengthy maternity break, stretched her unbeaten run in major quarter-finals to 5-0 and booked a clash with Amanda Anisimova. Muchova, who had been on court... https://www.scmp.com/sport/tennis/article/3324259/us-open-naomi-osaka-semi-finals-after-battling-win-over-karolina-muchova?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/tennis/article/3324259/us-open-naomi-osaka-semi-finals-after-battling-win-over-karolina-muchova?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 04 Sep 2025 01:44:59 +0000 SCMP Sport,Agencies SCMP Sport,Agencies Zheng Qinwen said she would not be overacting to slumping out of Wimbledon in the first round for the third year running, calling her defeat at the hands of Katerina Siniakova “just another match I lost on grass”. The fifth seed was beaten 7-5, 4-6, 6-1 by the world No 81, the second time in three years Siniakova has knocked her out in the opening round. While Siniakova is ranked far lower in singles, the Czech Republic player is the world’s best women’s doubles player, and has won 10 grand... https://www.scmp.com/sport/tennis/article/3316556/zheng-qinwen-knocked-out-wimbledon-first-round-third-year-row?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/tennis/article/3316556/zheng-qinwen-knocked-out-wimbledon-first-round-third-year-row?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 01 Jul 2025 15:00:32 +0000 Lars Hamer Lars Hamer Zheng Qinwen said she would be “fully prepared” for her opening match at Wimbledon on Monday against Katerina Siniakova, who knocked her out in the first round two years ago. The Olympic champion’s best performance at Wimbledon came on her debut in 2022, when she reached the third round. But, she has fallen at the first hurdle since then, losing to the 29-year-old from the Czech Republic in 2023 and Lulu Sun last year. The world No 5 and Siniakova, who has 10 women’s doubles grand slam titles to... https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3316274/wimbledon-zheng-qinwen-out-end-first-round-woes-fully-prepared-siniakova-clash?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3316274/wimbledon-zheng-qinwen-out-end-first-round-woes-fully-prepared-siniakova-clash?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 29 Jun 2025 23:00:20 +0000