French Open: 'Heaps of problems' - Experts tell Karolina Muchova to emulate retired star against Iga Swiatek

Eurosport's experts have been breaking down the ways Karolina Muchova can spring a big surprise and attempt to topple Iga Swiatek in the women's final at the 2023 French Open on Saturday. Mats Wilander, Barbara Schett and Alex Corretja shared some thoughts ahead of the showpiece match at Roland-Garros on Saturday with world No. 1 Swiatek the overwhelming favourite to triumph yet again on the red dirt of Paris.

Ad The trio do believe there is a chance for Muchova if she continues picking her shots as well as she has so far at this tournament, and the example was given of the recently retired Ash Barty for the formula to defeat the dominant Pole. Roland-Garros'She has a target on her back' — Lim on seeing Swiatek 'pushed' against Haddad MaiaYESTERDAY AT 20:56 «There is a chance for Muchova,» Wilander said on Eurosport. «You have to throw Iga off her rhythm.

»I don’t know if she can do it with power like Elena Rybakina can, but she can do it with other shot selections. We’ve seen her lose to certain players, and when you see players like her lose, other players start to think they can beat her too. «That’s a different story to last year, where there was no chance of beating Iga.

This year, there’s a big difference.» For Schett, it's obvious which highlights reels she needs to be studying ahead of the match. «If I was Muchova, I would watch the matches Iga played against Barty because she had heaps of problems against her, and how did she play?» she asked. «Using the slice, a big forehand, and a big serve.» 'She has a target on her back' — Lim on seeing Swiatek 'pushed' against Haddad Maia Alcaraz miracle shot stuns experts: 'I’ve never seen anything like it' 'Beyond belief!' — Alcaraz shot so good 'even Djokovic is