By Chris Oddo | @TheFanChild | Thursday January 30, 2025
Karolina Muchova dominated the forecourt and the match as she moved past Sara Sorribes Tormo in Linz.
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On a day that saw No.2-seeded Elina Svitolina fall prey to the upset bug, top-seeded Karolina Muchova held sway in Linz, reaching the quarterfinal with a 6-3, 6-2 win over Spain’s Sara Sorribes Tormo.

“I feel like the tournament is nearly over and I just played my first round,” said Muchova, who had a first-round bye in Linz. “I’m very pleased.”
It wasn’t a simple task for 28-year-old Muchova, who had lost both of her previous meetings against her foe. But she was all over the net and comfortable in the indoor hard court setting, that much was clear.
Muchova hit 36 winners to just seven for Sorribes Tormo, and converted four of eight break points to win easily, in 86 minutes.
The 19th-ranked Czech was playing her first match since falling to Naomi Osaka in the second round of the Australian Open.
Earlier on Thursday Svitolina fell to Anna Blinkova 6-4, 6-4 – the victory marked 83rd-ranked Blinkova’s first victory over the Ukrainian in three career meetings. She will face 8th-seeded Clara Tauson in Friday’s quarterfinals.