pinalti.com – Karolina Muchova defeated Coco Gauff for the first time on Friday, April 17, 2026, in Stuttgart, Germany.
Muchova won the match 6-3, 5-7, 6-3 to reach the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix semifinals.
The victory ended Muchova’s 0-6 head-to-head record against the reigning Roland Garros champion.
She had won just one set against Gauff in their previous matches.
Muchova most recently lost 6-1, 6-1 to Gauff last month at the Miami Open.
The seventh-seeded Czech player weathered a second-set recovery from Gauff.
She regained her footing in the deciding set to secure the win.
The match lasted two hours and 24 minutes on Center Court.
Gauff had been in impressive form through the spring.
She dismantled Muchova in Miami and reached her first final there.
Gauff pushed world No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka to three sets in that final.
Source: Tennis.com
