Muchová beaten by Pegula in US Open semi-finals

Karolína Muchová has been knocked out in the semi-finals of tennis’s US Open for the second consecutive year. The Czech World No. 52 lost to No. 6 seed Jessica Pegula of the US, 1-6, 6-4, 6-2, despite taking the first set and leading 2-0 in the second.

Muchová, who is 28, reached the US Open semi-final after missing nearly ten months due to a wrist injury.