Posted by Chris Oddo | @TheFanChild | Wednesday July 31, 2024
Anna Karolina Schmiedlova he makes history for himself and his country at the Paris Olympics.
The 29-year-old knocked them both out of the 2024 Wimbledon final in his potential run to the semi-finals, where he became the first Slovakian to reach an Olympic semi-final since Miloslav Mecir in 1988.
Schmiedlova is ranked 67th and is the first woman from Slovakia to reach the semifinals of the Olympics.
He brought forth a fourth seed Jasmine Paolini in the round of 16 and backed up the win with a 6-4, 6-2 quarterfinal win over the Wimbledon champion. Barbora Krejcikova on Wednesday in Paris. Schmiedlova, who has beaten three top-ranked players so far in Paris (including Brazil’s No. 14 seed Beatriz Haddad Maia), will face either Marta Kostyuk or Donna Vekic in the last four.
67 – Anna Karolina Schmiedlova (World No. 67) is the lowest ranked Women’s Singles semifinal at the Olympics since tennis returned to the Olympic program in 1988 – Na Li (#42) at Beijing 2008 was the lowest. Be famous.#Olympics #Paris2024 | @Paris2024 @WTA @WTA_inside pic.twitter.com/eGmH6THE9m
– OptaAce (@OptaAce) July 31, 2024
Schmiedlova had only one Top-10 finish in her career before these Olympics. He has tripled that number in his last two rounds. All three of his Top-10 wins came at the Olympics. He’s 0-11 against the Top-10 otherwise.
Schmiedlova vs Top-10:
Before the 2024 Olympic Games: 1-11
At the 2024 Olympics: 2-0In WTA events: 0-11
At the Olympics: 3-0WEEK OF DREAMS
– Chris Oddo (@TheFanChild) July 31, 2024
“The best game of my life [at] the Olympics, for my country and the people around me. It’s a big thing. It’s amazing for me and it means a lot,” said Schmiedlova, according to the ITF.
World No. The former 26 is enjoying the moment and is getting a lot of support from fans and friends back home. “I have never had so many messages and so much support. It’s fun for me,” he said.
