Karolina Muchova had an important anecdote to inform WTA’s Courtney Nguyen after she and Marketa Vondrousova each reached the top-10. Final yr, each Muchova and Vondrousova struggled with accidents and it impacted their outcomes and kind.

In late 2022, Muchova and Vondrousova competed at an ITF occasion in Shrewsbury. This yr, it is a fully totally different story as Muchova made the finals on the French Open and Cincinnati whereas Vondrousova grew to become a Grand Slam champion at Wimbledon.

This Monday, 27-year-old Muchova broke into the top-10 for the primary time in her profession whereas Vondrousova returned to the top-10 and is now ranked at No 9. However earlier than all of this – in 2022 November – Muchova and Vondrousova checked out one another and requested themselves “what the hell” have been they doing at an ITF occasion in Shrewsbury.

funniest anecdote i heard all week was from muchova. mentioned she and vondrousova have been taking part in at an ITF in shrewsberry final yr and so they each checked out one another, ‘what the hell are we doing right here?’

Each within the Prime 10 on Monday.

— Courtney Nguyen (@FortyDeuceTwits) August 19, 2023

Muchova hopes to make her Olympic debut

The Czech Republic at present has 9 gamers ranked contained in the top-100 and the lowest-ranked within the group is Linda Fruhvirtova, who’s ranked at No 55 on the planet.

The Czech Republic is not missing expertise within the girls’s recreation and Muchova admits securing an Olympic berth for the 2024 Paris Olympics will not be a straightforward job. “Yeah [it is a challenge is that given how big the competition is], you must be a top-10 participant to make the Olympics minimize in Czech, it seems like.

Yeah, I am probably not fascinated by the Olympics. Truthfully, I’ve by no means competed in Olympic Video games. I’d actually wish to. It’s a massive motivation. It is a aim for subsequent yr. I am not fascinated by it now, however I’ll actually attempt to get the spot.

It’s extremely, very robust in Czech to get that spot. It may be enjoyable,” Muchova mentioned in Cincinnati. In the meantime, Muchova made her first WTA 1000 last in Cincinnati earlier than Cori Gauff handed her a 6-3 6-4 loss. Now, Muchova’s focus turns to the US Open, the place she is going to attempt to probably win her first Grand Slam title.