一战成名 梅高娃Muchova：我从来冇Plan B
2021年2月18日周四 上午10:53
【Now Sports】捷克球手梅高娃在澳网8强淘汰头号种子芭迪Barty一战成名，与其他藉藉
无闻的球员一样，梅高娃同样经历过伤患和财政压力的困扰。
现年24岁的梅高娃（Karolina Muchova）在2019年时WTA排名仍在百名之外，但经过两年
的时间，这名捷克球手就成为今届澳网的焦点，淘汰一姐芭迪之后迎来职业生涯首次的大
满贯4强比赛。
梅高娃谈及对网球的热爱时提到：“我记不起自己何时想成为职业球手，但当我仍然就学
的时候，已经一心想着打网球。我从来没有后备计划，也不知道是不是正确的决定，但我
仍然埋首于网球。幸好事实证明了一切。”
梅高娃的网球生涯并非一帆风顺，尤其是伤患来袭令她跌入低谷：“小时候，我是国内排
名顶尖的球员，当时所有人都愿意赞助我。但随后我受伤了，就再没有人致电过来，当时
的我很失望。”
“痊愈之后，我参加ITF比赛时输了不少应赢的比赛，但这段经历也提升了我的心理水平
。”梅高娃补充。
谈到备战情况的时候，梅高娃透露：“过去一年，我开始就自己的打法进行微调，并得到
很大的进步。直至去年年底，我对自己的比赛都感到满意，不过今年开赛就再次受到伤患
影响，无法全力练习，而且也未有打出一些好比赛，我实在需要重获信心。其实我每个年
度开始时都比较慢热，现在只希望能够尽快投入比赛之中。”
梅高娃周四在4强将会硬撼美国球手比妮迪Brady，争夺女单的决赛入场券。
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WTA Insider 1 day ago
Getting to Know: Karolina Muchova - 'I never had a Plan B'
How Karolina Muchova overcame injuries and financial strain to add her name to
the storied history of talented Czechs.
By Courtney Nguyen - WTA Insider
WTA Insider: How did you come to play tennis?
Muchova: My father (Josef Muchov) played professional soccer in the first leag
ue in Czech. My brother and I did many sports when we were kids. I had courts
50 meters from where we lived. So I just picked up the racket and I played pre
tty good so I stuck with that. I was doing more sports, but then when I was ab
out 12, I couldn't make it anymore with the time and I chose tennis over handb
all.
WTA Insider: At what point did you think you could become a professional tenni
s player?
Muchova: Honestly I don't really remember it, but I'm always very passionate a
bout stuff I do. So when I said it's gonna be tennis, I was obviously going to
school, but I was just always in my head was like, I'm gonna do tennis.
I never had a Plan B, which I don't know if it's good but I was going for tenn
is. Thankfully it worked out.
WTA Insider: How do you think having a professional athlete as a parent impact
ed you as a sportsperson?
Muchova: Well when we were kids, as I said with my brother, we were just movin
g. We were doing many, many things. I think he taught us how to move. We were
looking up at him, going for football matches to cheer on him. It definitely g
ave me a lot.
"There was one point when I was already thinking, like, can I really still do
it? Is my body going to let me play? But I never stopped."
WTA Insider: You've mentioned that you had to deal with a lot of injuries when
you were younger and that hindered your development when you were younger.
Muchova: I completely missed juniors. On one side, I was doing school which wa
s a pretty tough high school. On the other side, I was doing tennis but had li
ttle injuries.
I was growing up super fast. I was really, really small. When I was 16 I was t
iny. And then [the growth] was super fast. So it was everything, my knees, my
back.
From the club I didn't get such support. When I was a kid, I was like second o
r third in the Republic, so everyone is interested and wants to help you. But
then I was injured and then nobody's calling you. I was disappointed in that.
That was kind of hurting me, you know?
I always had it in my head. I saw players who I had beaten playing really good
and I was like, I can also do that. But then I tried and again, I was injured
. There was one point when I was already thinking, like, can I really still do
it? Is my body going to let me play? But I never stopped.
When I healed, I started again from start and it was hard because I was going
to some ITFs and I lost to girls I thought I should beat even though my rank w
as worse than theirs. I thought my game is better and I lost, so it was very t
ough to always build from the bottom. But yeah, I made it to the level where I
could afford to take a physio with me, which really helped me.
I still take the physio with me on every tournament and now I can play. I stil
l need to work a lot to be healthy.
"I'm a bit phlegmatic. I don't know if that's good. Sometimes it's good, somet
imes it's not. But I was still really believing in myself that I can do it."
WTA Insider: Was your family supportive of your decision to pursue a career?
Muchova: They're very supportive. There were some tough times, before my first
U.S. Open when I did some big prize money like two years back. It was tough b
ecause I borrowed some money to play, so then I get some pressure from family.
But I'm a bit phlegmatic. I don't know if that's good. Sometimes it's good, so
metimes it's not. But I was still really believing in myself that I can do it.
I don't know what would happen if it wouldn't work out. But as I told you, it
wasn't an option.
WTA Insider: You mentioned your breakout run at the 2018 US Open, where you we
re ranked outside the Top 200, qualified for your first Slam main draw, and ma
de the third round, defeating Garbi鎑 Muguruza and Dayana Yastremska, and losi
ng to future No.1 Ashleigh Barty. How big was that tournament for you?
Muchova: Well, it really helped me with the confidence. I already felt like I
can do it. I can compete. I didn't know if I can beat them, but I know I can c
ompete with them and maybe beat them. It's always tough to play the best playe
rs. There, it happened. I played good. Maybe I was a bit lucky.
I got some prize money and I invested in me because you have use it to get it.
You have to invest. I could afford a physio, better coaches, I changed clubs
and went to Prague. Many things happened and I think it was the right decision
which helped me.
WTA Insider: What is the significance of moving to Prague? Why did you move to
Prague?
Muchova: Because everyone is in Prague. Every tennis player is in Prague. I wa
s practicing in a small city 20 minutes from Olomouc, where I'm from. There ar
e no tennis players anymore. From the start, I didn't want to move to Prague.
But there are better players. There's an airport, which is much easier than a
12-hour flight and still four hours to get home. In Prague there's a good club
where I have everything.
I didn't feel so comfortable with that but now I'm super happy about it. I rea
lly like Prague now. It's good.
WTA Insider: What's your signature win so far?
Muchova: That's tough. I think I played pretty good in Zhuhai. Also in Moscow,
maybe against Kuznetsova. I had many matches. I had confidence. I felt really
good. So there I think I played my game.
WTA Insider: How are you enjoying life on tour?
Muchova: On one side it's a bit tough. It's many new things for me. But I cann
ot complain. I mean, life's good. If I would think about it three or two years
ago, I would take it.
I'm very grateful for where I am. I need to not fall asleep and keep working b
ecause it's ups and downs. I'm looking forward to some good matches again this
year.
I think for the last year, I really worked on some style and volleys and it wa
s a big improvement. By the end of the year, I played really good. I felt good
with my game still. There are some things I can improve, actually many things
. But I played pretty good.
This year, I'm a bit struggling because I also had some injuries. I didn't put
much in practice yet and I didn't have good matches this year. I think now I
have to practice and get some confidence again.
I'm so slow, you know? Every start of my year is super slow. I'm just trying t
o get back into my game now. I'm a little bit looking for it.
WTA Insider: What do you like to do off-court?
Muchova: I like to go out with my friends, just chill. I like music a lot. I p
lay some instruments. I play acoustic guitar.
I just like to be with my friends and family and chill and go to brunches.