The Top 10 Matches of 2023
No. 3 Match of '23: Karolina Muchova's survival skills in Paris prove too much for Sabalenka
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No. 2 Match of '23: Novak Djokovic eclipses Alcaraz in most brutal circus act imaginable
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No. 4 Match of '23: Elina Svitolina gives "everything" to edge Azarenka at Wimbledon
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No. 5 Match of '23: Iga Swiatek wins third Roland Garros title the hard way over Muchova
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No. 8 Match of '23: "Destroyed" Elena Rybakina outlasts Kasatkina in Montreal marathon
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No. 9 of '23: Aryna Sabalenka "somehow magically" wins US Open semifinal over Keys
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No. 3 Match of '23: Karolina Muchova's survival skills in Paris prove too much for Sabalenka
Their Roland Garros semi—won by the Czech 7-6 (5), 6-7 (5), 7-5—will be remembered by the frantic brilliance of its shotmaking and edge-of-your-seat theatre.
Published Dec 12, 2023
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![Muchova became the third different Czech woman in the last five years to reach her maiden major final at Roland Garros.](jpg/ouzdjxqqsy9vwzjiw4b9.jpg)
Muchova became the third different Czech woman in the last five years to reach her maiden major final at Roland Garros.
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![One key stat to remember: Muchova converted all five of her break point chances while Sabalenka went four for 13.](jpg/lz4vvlsnl0ksfugmp7td.jpg)
One key stat to remember: Muchova converted all five of her break point chances while Sabalenka went four for 13.
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