On Thursday, Muchova was due to make her 2025 clay-court debut. But the No. 12 seed was forced to pull out from the Mutua Madrid Open ahead of her second-round meeting with qualifier Yuliia ...

It looks like Karolina Muchova means business here, and she wants to get this over and done with. Serving for a place in the semifinals, some big shots get her to 40-15 and two match points.