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French Open 2023: Karolina Muchova beats Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova to reach semi-finals

Karolina Muchova reached her first French Open semi-final with a straight-set victory over former finalist Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova.

The Czech won 7-5 6-2 to book only her second Grand Slam last-four appearance.

She edged a tense, hour-long opening set that featured five breaks of serve before winning the second comfortably.

Muchova will face the winner of Tuesday's second quarter-final in Paris between Elina Svitolina and world number two Aryna Sabalenka.

Pavyluchenkova, who has dropped to 333 in the world after a serious knee injury last year, reached the final at Roland Garros in 2021, losing to Barbora Krejcikova.