“Not the way I wanted to win”: Karolina Muchova advances in Pan Pacific Open after friend Marketa Vondrousova retires
WTAMonday, 20 October 2025 at 17:00
Czech Republic’s Karolina Muchova has expressed her
feelings after moving to the second round of the Pan Pacific Open. The 29-year-old cemented
a spot in the next round, courtesy of a walkover from her opponent Marketa Vondrousova.
The final score of the match was 6-2, 1-0. After the
match, Muchova stated that while she was happy to win the match, it was not the
way she wanted to win the contest, especially against a player who is her ‘friend’.
Muchova wished her friend best of luck in her recovery from the injury.
"Of course, I'm happy to be in the second round,” said
Muchova. “But it's not the way I wanted to win against a good friend, so I feel
for her. It's my first time playing here on this court, so I'm glad there are
people who have come to support. And, yeah, I just wish Marketa all the best
and to get healthy.”
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It was Muchova’s second consecutive win against Vondrousova.
Earlier, she defeated the former Wimbledon champion in the first round of the
Ningbo Open with a score of 6-4, 6-3. Muchova
is going through a good season where she has won 24 out of 40 matches and
suffered 20 defeats in the process. Those performances pushed her to as high as
21st in the WTA Rankings. However, as things stand, she is still waiting
to win her first competition since 2019.
Important win for Muchova
Her best performance this year came during the Dubai Duty
Free Championship where she suffered a defeat in the semifinal to Denmark’s Clara
Tauson with a score of 6-4, 6-7, 6-3. She also suffered a defeat to Russia’s Ekaterina
Alexandrova in the semifinal of the Upper Austria Ladies Linz in straight sets
with a score of 6-0, 6-4.
Muchova’s most recent appearance was at the Ningbo Open
where she lost in the second round to Russia’s Diana Shnaider with a score of
2-6, 6-1, 6-2. Muchova’s next appearance to Australia’s Maya Joint who cemented
her spot in the round of 16 after beating Switzerland’s Viktorija Golubic with
a score of 1-6, 7-6, 6-2. This will be the first-ever meeting between the two
players in professional tennis.
Fantastický první set plný krásných výměn získává 🇨🇿Karolína Muchová! 🤩 pic.twitter.com/OotUpwV8Y6
— CANAL+ Sport CZ/SK (@CANALSportCZ) October 20, 2025
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