Karolina Muchova expressed her feelings after the defeat against Coco Gauff in two sets and she was a bit sad about the result.
“Two days back I was sitting here and I think I said something like I was feeling it from the start until the end and today I was not feeling it from the start until the end. So, I’m pretty sad about the outcome that I didn’t put the best out of me on the court, and yeah, just kind of sad about the performance.”
Asked by the journalist if she used the long delay in the match to really change things or as an episode to relax, Muchova had this answer:
“I tried to take it as a positive kind of. I could talk to my coaches and they were trying to wake me up. So, I tried but then after the break, I actually played a little bit better, but still was not enough to play great against Coco, to beat her.”
Then Muchova confessed how she reacts in big moments like matchpoints and the level she has and plays in these moments. She said that it is like in the normal life when comes a point where she pulls out the best out of her. But in this game, she needed to be more energetic in the play and not make unforced errors (a total of 22 errors).
“I think under pressure I can play good, but yeah with matches like this I can’t wait when I’m in the corner to play the best tennis I had to play like this all the time, and this unfortunately not my day today.”
The young tennis player will have her chances to win again in the Grand Slams with the Australian Open that is on the door. She played a good match, but the future reserves more entertainment and a lot of intensive matches. Muchova is one of the best tennis players around and she will try to win in the next tournament.
As for the match, she played really well making two aces, one more than the opponent, and having the best percentage in the first serves at 58%. The future is promising and for Muchova there is more to come.
