Karolina Muchova defeated Romania's Sorana Cirstea in straight sets to reach the semifinals of the US Open on Tuesday, Sept. 5.
Czech Republic's Karolina Muchova hits a return to Romania's Sorana Cirstea during the US Open tennis tournament women's singles quarterfinals match at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York City, on Tuesday, Sept. 5. Karolina Muchova defeated Romania's Sorana Cirstea in straight sets to reach the semifinals of the US Open.
"She's very athletic. She never gives up. Runs for every ball. Doesn't do many mistakes," Muchova said of the American teenager.Muchova said her relaxed mental approach had helped her into the last four. The Romanian appeared to be caught cold early by Muchova, who punished every mistake ruthlessly to go up a double break for a 3-0 lead in the first set.
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