Karolina Muchova was at a loss for words after saving a match point and battling back from 2-5 down in the final set to shock world No. 2 Aryna Sabalenka in the French Open semi-finals on Thursday.
The Czech, ranked 43rd in the world, defeated the Australian Open champion 7-6 (7-5), 6-7 (5-7), 7-5 in a thrilling 3hr 13min match. She will face either defending champion Iga Swiatek of Poland or Brazil's Beatriz Haddad Maia in Saturday's final.
It will be her maiden Grand Slam final. Following the thrilling end, the 26-year-old was overwhelmed by emotions and did not know what to say when asked about her stunning comeback in the third set.
"I don't really know what happened. It's unbelievable, I tried to keep fighting and it worked. I'm so happy," she said on court after the match.
"But I don't want to sound cocky, I'm trying to play my game, I'm glad it worked so well. Thanks to my team, we work on this together so it's our success."
Her win also ended Sabalenka's dream of becoming world No. 1.
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ابدأ النسخة التجريبية المجانية من Magzter GOLD لمدة 7 أيام للوصول إلى آلاف القصص المتميزة المنسقة وأكثر من 8500 مجلة وصحيفة.
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