The women’s draw in the 2023 French Open has largely gone as expected, with a potential Aryna Sabalenka and Iga Swiatek finals match still in the cards. First, Swiatek will have to beat American Coco Gauff on Wednesday to advance to the semifinal of the second Grand Slam in the tennis schedule. Sabalenka, meanwhile, takes on Czech Karolína Muchová in the first of two semifinals.
Before we get ahead of ourselves with French Open predictions, let’s take a closer look at the Muchova vs Sabalenka prediction.
Karolína Muchová vs. Aryna Sabalenka Information
Karolína Muchova vs Aryna Sabalenka
Location of the Game: Stade Philippe-Chartier at Roland Garros
Date & Time: Thursday, July 8. 9:00 a.m. ET
How to Watch: Tennis Channel | FuboTV
Recent Scores
Despite being unseeded, Muchová has played the best tennis of her career at Roland Garros. She has dropped just one set in five matches and has only gone to a tiebreaker once.
Sabalenka, meanwhile, has faced very little resistance in her march toward the final. She hasn’t dropped a set and only went to a tiebreak once in her fourth-round match against Sloane Stephens. She won 6-4, 6-4 against Elina Svitolina on Tuesday.
Karolína Muchová vs. Aryna Sabalenka Betting Analysis
Unseeded Muchová Equals Best-Ever Grand Slam Result
Muchová certainly wasn’t among the tennis picks to win the 2023 French Open, but the unseeded player has risen to the occasion and taken down some solid players along the way. She opened her tournament with a first-round upset over Maria Sakkari and, on Tuesday, beat Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 7-5, 6-2 in the quarterfinals. Pavlyuchenkova was a finalist in the 2021 French Open.
Sabalenka Looking to Win Back-to-Back Grand Slams
Sabalenka has been one of the most impressive players on the WTA Tour this season, as evidenced by her impressive 34-5 record and three singles titles. Her biggest victory was at the Australian Open, where she won her first career Grand Slam. Now that she’s into the French Open semis for the first time in her career, she has a chance to win consecutive Grand Slams, which would give her a shot at becoming the first woman to achieve the calendar Grand Slam since Steffi Graf in 1988.
Updates
Sabalenka has obviously had a lot on her mind at Roland Garros. Not only can she become the world No. 1, but the Belarussian has also had to take questions about her country’s actions in Ukraine. This was amplified on Tuesday as she beat Svitolina, a Ukranian who refused a post-match handshake at the net.
To potentially clear the air so that she can focus solely on tennis ahead of Thursday’s match, Sabalenka addressed reporters and said: “I don’t support war, meaning I don’t support (Belarus President) Alexander Lukashenko right now.”
Karolína Muchová vs. Aryna Sabalenka Betting Preview
Moneyline: Sabalenka, who had the second-shortest French Open odds to win the tournament, is a heavy favorite for Thursday’s semifinal match. Sabalenka opened as a -334 favorite, while Muchová had +250 odds to win.
Handicap: The match handicap is -4.5 (-120) for Sabalenka and +4.5 (-120) for Muchová.
Over/Under Total: The total games for Muchova vs Sabalenka prediction is 20.5.
Other Bets: Among other tennis best bets, Sabalenka has -120 odds to win in straight sets and pays out +260 to win in three sets. Muchová pays out +500 and +550, respectively, to win in two and three sets.
Karolína Muchová vs. Aryna Sabalenka Betting Prediction
While it has been a remarkable and surprising tournament for Muchová, it’s tough to bet on her in any Muchova vs Sabalenka prediction.
- Sabalenka showed her poise and resiliency in fending off Svitolina in the quarterfinals and should march on to the finals.
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