World No. 1 Iga Swiatek sent out a very classy message to Karolina Muchova as the Polish tennis superstar is happy to see her 2023 French Open final rival being back to action after a very difficult 10-month period.
Muchova, who was one of the best players on the WTA Tour last year, had a heartbreaking end to 2023 after sustaining a right wrist injury during her run to the US Open semifinal. After the US Open, Muchova didn’t manage to recover for the WTA Finals, and after her recovery wasn’t going as planned and she was forced to also miss the start of 2024, the 27-year-old Czech decided to have wrist surgery in February.
Due to several setbacks in her recovery, the 2023 French Open runner-up ended up being sidelined for 10 months – it is way long considering that when the Czech tennis star initially suffered the injury, she was hoping to be able to play again after a short rest and treatment.
But in recent weeks, Muchova has been able to practice without experiencing any major setbacks and now she is ready to start her comeback at next week’s WTA 500 tournament in Eastbourne. If everything goes well in Eastbourne, the Czech former world No. 8 will also make her Grand Slam comeback at Wimbledon.
“10 months out but finally see you at the tournaments….
