Muchová beaten by Gauff in semi-finals of US Open

Karolína Muchová has been knocked out in the semi-finals of tennis’s US Open, after reaching that stage of the tournament for the first time in her career. The Czech, seeded 10th, lost 4-6 5-7 to the world number six, 19-year-old Coco Gauff of the US, despite turning around a poor start in the first set and returning five match balls in Thursday’s clash.

Muchová, who is 27, reached the final of the French Open earlier this season but only has one WTA title to her name, from the Korean Open in 2019.