Roger and Rafa, Venus and Serena, and now Wimbledon semifinal opponents Coco Gauff and Karolina Muchova — they are all matches made in tennis heaven. The fact that the careers of the first two duos were intertwined is no secret. But look closely and you’d discover just how often Gauff and Muchova have seen each other across the net at pivotal moments in their careers as well.
The two women made their Tour debuts five years apart. Muchova came half a decade before Gauff, but the instinctive Czech has been troubled with multiple injuries over her the course of her career.

