From Cincinnati to Miami, over four years and six encounters, Muchova has failed to secure a single victory.

Early this morning, in the women's singles semifinal of the Miami Open, two players who have both reached the French Open final—American Coco Gauff and Czech Karolina Muchova—met on the court. It was anticipated to be a thrilling and closely contested battle, but Gauff dominated, defeating her opponent with two sets of 6-1, marking her first entry into the Miami Open final in her career. This marks her sixth victory over Muchova since their encounters began in 2023. Even more striking, across these six matches, Muchova not only failed to win any, but also managed to secure only one set. So, in which tournaments have Gauff and Muchova faced each other? Let this article guide you through their encounters.

In mid-August 2023, Muchova, who had already reached a Grand Slam final, performed strongly at the Cincinnati Open, advancing to the semifinals. In the semifinal, despite losing the first set in a tiebreak, she rallied to win the next two sets, defeating the tournament's second seed, Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka, and reached her first WTA 1000 final. In the final, Muchova faced Gauff, who, like her, had reached the French Open final, marking their first encounter. In this match, Gauff, also making her first WTA 1000 final appearance, displayed her seeding prowess, sweeping Muchova 6-3, 6-4 to claim her first WTA 1000 title.

By late August, Muchova returned to form, progressing through the rounds at Flushing Meadows in New York to reach the semifinals. Notably, at that time, Chinese player Wang Xinyu had advanced to her first Grand Slam quarterfinal at the US Open, and Muchova defeated her in the quarterfinal. In the semifinal, Muchova faced Gauff again, who won in straight sets 6-4, 7-5, securing her second victory over Muchova and her first US Open final appearance. Subsequently, Gauff reversed her fortunes in the final against Sabalenka to win her first Grand Slam title.

In early October 2024, Muchova, whose world ranking had declined, fought through the China Open to reach the final, becoming the lowest-ranked player ever to do so in the tournament's history. Unfortunately, in the final, she was again swept by Gauff 6-1, 6-3, leaving her with the runner-up position.

The story continued. In early January 2025, Muchova's Czech team reached the semifinals of the United Cup and faced the United States. Once again, Gauff delivered a decisive performance, winning 6-1, 6-4 over Muchova, securing a crucial point for the US team and helping them advance to the final. Muchova had to endure a fourth consecutive defeat, and the Czech team was eliminated.

At this year's Australian Open, the two met in the quarterfinals. In this match, after losing the first set 6-1, Muchova responded with a 6-3 win, dragging the match into a deciding set and securing her first set victory against Gauff in their encounters. However, in the final set, she ultimately lost to her opponent, failing to achieve a comeback.

After her decisive victory over Muchova early this morning, Gauff has maintained a perfect record in all their encounters. They are likely to meet many more times on the tour. Can Muchova break the curse and achieve revenge? Can Gauff continue her dominance? All remains to be seen. That concludes today's tennis story; we'll continue tomorrow.（Source: Tennis Home, Author: Yixin居士）