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.
Esta historia es de la edición June 09, 2023 de The Straits Times.
Comience su prueba gratuita de Magzter GOLD de 7 días para acceder a miles de historias premium seleccionadas y a más de 8500 revistas y periódicos.
Ya eres suscriptor ? Conectar
Esta historia es de la edición June 09, 2023 de The Straits Times.
Comience su prueba gratuita de Magzter GOLD de 7 días para acceder a miles de historias premium seleccionadas y a más de 8500 revistas y periódicos.
Ya eres suscriptor? Conectar
‘Go on dates, parents’ student care centre takes care of kids till late
A student care centre is encouraging the parents of the children in its care to go on date nights.
Ong sets three freediving national marks in Camotes
It was the hunt for a sea turtle that took Patricia Ong into the world of freediving.
WE'VE DONE IT BEFORE: FODEN
Midfielder, who broke 50-goal barrier, says City's past will help nerves in '6 more finals'
Liverpool's title hopes suffer Hammer blow with draw
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp could not hide his disappointment as his side's slim English Premier League title hopes faded further on April 27, when Michail Antonio's late header earned West Ham United a deserved point with a 2-2 home draw.
HALIBURTON FLOATER SINKS BUCKS IN OT
Point guard overcomes poor shooting to hit winner in the Pacers' 121-118 Game 3 victory
Nadal eyes dream doubles pairing with Alcaraz
Rafael Nadal said it would be exciting to partner fellow Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz at the Paris Olympics and the 22-time Grand Slam champion hoped they can enter some doubles tournaments in the build-up to the Games.
Buddies Mcllroy and Lowry still among the leaders
Rory McIlroy and Shane Lowry are good friends, former Ryder Cup teammates and they have also enjoyed a dinner together with more to come according to the PGA Tour - since they touched down earlier this week for the Zurich Classic of New Orleans team event.
BATTLE OF LIM'S BIGHORN A CLASSIC
Team Meagher-Lerner-Lim show their Midas touch again in the 1400m leg of 3YO features
Why the markets have turned rocky now
Behind the turmoil are familiar culprits: inflation and interest rates, amid geopolitical tensions
The reality of being targeted by scammers daily
You open your eyes and grope for your phone. You check your inbox and discover dozens of spam email that made it past the filter.