Unseeded Karolina Muchova moved into the US Open quarter-finals as she upset fifth seed Jasmine Paolini on Monday.
Muchova, who made the semi-finals in New York in 2023, recovered from being 3-1 down within the opening set to safe a 6-3 6-3 victory over the Italian.
Paolini, 28, has had an important 2024, reaching the ultimate of each the French Open and Wimbledon. However she struggled to take care of her Czech opponent’s function Muchova misplaced simply 5 factors when serving.
“I used to be a bit of bit nervous from the beginning so I used to be attempting to get my pictures to really feel the ball,” mentioned the 28-year-old. “Jasmine Paolini is an unbelievable participant. I am simply actually comfortable it is labored once more for me right here.”
