Prague: Wild card Muchova bests qualifier Swiatek in three sets
Four years before they would meet in the 2023 Roland Garros final, Karolina Muchova and Iga Swiatek played in the first round of the 2019 J&T Banka Prague Open. No.106-ranked wild card Muchova defeated No.95-ranked qualifier Swiatek in three sets, and went on to reach her first WTA final.