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Wimbledon: Muchova Outlasts Krejcikova To Storm Into Quarter-finals
All England Club: Karolína Muchová returned to the Wimbledon quarter-finals for the third time in her career after overcoming fellow Czech and former champion Barbora Krejčíková 7-5, 5-7, 6-3 in a gripping fourth-round contest on Sunday, ensuring that a first-time women's singles champion will be crowned at the All England Club this year.
Muchova, who has now made it to at least the semi-finals of every Grand Slam except Wimbledon, broke a frustrating streak of four first-round exits in London. She achieved this with a steady performance that lasted two hours and 45 minutes. This victory brought her winning streak to eight matches after her title win at the Bad Homburg Open and set up a quarter-final match against either world No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka or four-time Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka.
The opening set was hard-fought. Both players saved multiple break points before Muchova finally made her move in the 12th game. She converted her first set point to take the lead 7-5.
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