Czech Muchova reaches first quarter-final of the year in Tallinn

Karolina Muchova won against Viktorija Golubic 4-6, 6-0, 6-2 on Wednesday

Czech Republic's Karolina Muchova celebrates winning her second round match against Greece's Maria Sakkari Czech Republic’s Karolina Muchova celebrates winning her second round match against Greece’s Maria Sakkari Image Credit: AI / Reuters / Panoramic

Czech wildcard Karolina Muchova reached her first quarter-final of 2022 as she beat Swiss qualifier Viktorija Golubic 4-6, 6-0, 6-2 at the Tallinn Open on Wednesday.

Former top 20 player Muchova, now ranked No 224 after missing six months due to back and abdominal injuries, beat French qualifier Jessika Ponchet (6-0, 6-2).

It’s Muchova first quarter-final on Tour since she reached the last eight at Wimbledon in 2021, having recently battled a wrist injury.

Golubic, ranked No 89, won against American Madison Keys, the No 4 seed (6-3, 6-2) in the previous round.

Tallinn WTA 250, other second-round results (Forus Tennis Centre, hard, EUR 251.750, most recent results first):

  • Shuai Zhang vs. Donna Vekic
  • Ysaline Bonaventure vs. Jil Teichmann
  • Anett Kontaveit vs. Tereza Martincova
  • Barbora Krejcikova vs. Marta Kostyuk
  • Linda Noskova vs. Beatriz Haddad Maia: wednesday
  • Belinda Bencic (2) beat Katie Boulter (Q): 6-4, 6-7 (2), 6-3

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