Karolina Muchova is back in the Wimbledon quarter-finals after ending a four-year wait with a hard-fought victory over defending champion Barbora Krejcikova.
The Czech star defeated her compatriot 7-5, 5-7, 6-3 to extend her winning streak to eight matches and record her 33rd victory of the 2026 season.
After the match, Muchova was full of praise for the reigning Wimbledon champion.
“You have to give it to her. She’s not a Wimbledon champion by luck. She knows how to play on this surface. She can get you into all the uncomfortable positions.”
She admitted losing her concentration briefly allowed Krejcikova back into the match.
“I think I lost focus for one or two balls and she started hitting freely. She deserved the second set. It was an incredibly tough match.”
The victory also marked Muchova’s first Wimbledon quarter-final since 2021 after suffering first-round exits in each of the previous four tournaments.
Asked what had changed, the 28-year-old couldn’t help but laugh.
“I’d like to know what happened too.”
She then reflected on the difficult years that followed.
“Those years I had some tough times during the period of Wimbledon. Just incredibly happy for this whole season. How I’m playing. I’m enjoying tennis a lot. This is just incredible to be here and make the quarter-finals.”
