He broke the title drought and dreams of making another hit at the Miami Open: “Now everything is much more enjoyable”

Seven years had to pass for the Czech Karolina Muchova (14th) lifted a title again, breaking the drought in a big way by becoming champion at the WTA 1000 in Doha and extending her outstanding presence by qualifying for the semifinals of the Miami Open and dream of taking another hit against the home team Coco Gauff (4th).

“Whenever you face the best players on the circuit, you know that the matches are going to be decided in a few points, in a couple of games. In the end the key is to be better in those moments. The key for me was to stay brave on track, be active and aggressivetaking advantage of the opportunities I had to break her serve,” said the 29-year-old born in Olomouc, after defeating the Canadian youth Victoria Mboko (9th) by 7-5 and 7-6 (5), in statements to Tennis Channel.

Subsequently, the Roland Garros 2023 finalist, who had previously eliminated the Colombian Camila Osorio (58th), the British Katie Boulter (67th) and the Filipino Alexandra Eala (29th), analyzed her performance in the state of Florida: “Since the first round I have been playing welleven in the different tracks in which they have placed me, since each one is different. There are some that are fast and others not so much, so I have had no choice but to adapt. “I like it better when the conditions are fast, with heat, I think this is what best suits my game.”

“I am very happy to be in the semifinals for the first time in this tournament, I am trying to take good care of my body and maintain a good mentalitymeeting each recovery deadline and finding the balance between rest and training“, highlighted one of the favorites of the Polish Iga Swiatek (3rd), who got into the top four for the fifth time in an event of the category.

Finally, the former number 8 in the world ranking, who had not been proclaimed since Seoul 2019, valued her conquest on Qatari soil: “Without a doubt, now everything is much more enjoyable. My goal was to win any title at the moment and I was finally able to do it in Doha. I went to that tournament with the idea of ​​just playing and ended up lifting the ‘Golden Falcon’ on the last day. “It’s a good trophy, it’s also very pretty.”

“I didn’t expect it, but I felt better and better as the games went by. Before that final I was very nervous, since I had never managed to take that step before in a grand final. When I won the match point I felt like all the weight was lifted off my shoulders.“I believed in myself and it happened, so it was a very nice moment,” concluded Muchova, who will seek to leave Gauff empty-handed this Thursday.

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