ALL ENGLAND CLUB, London — After a miserable few years at Wimbledon, Karolína Muchová is where she belongs — in the semifinals.Having exited at the first-round stage in each of her previous four visits to this tournament, Muchová underlined why she is widely considered to be the most natural grass-court player left in the 2026 draw with a 7-6(4), 6-4 victory over Naomi Osaka, setting up a last-four meeting with Coco Gauff.Given how well Osaka had played in outclassing the world No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka in the previous round, this was a statement win from Muchová. Her exquisite shotmaking skills are well known — and her volleys and slices have long marked her out as a player who should thrive on grass — but this was also an exhibition of doing the basics well. She served beautifully and frequently outlasted Osaka from the back of the court.Having never even reached the fourth round of Wimbledon previously, this has still been an extremely positive tournament for Osaka. She has proved to herself that there’s no reason she can’t be a threat on this surface, having improved her movement and adapted her groundstrokes to be even more imperious on the low-bouncing courts.Why Naomi Osaka is having the best Wimbledon of her careerAva WallaceIt was apparent straight away that this was going to be a very different match from Sunday’s win over Sabalenka. Osaka wasn’t broken in that match and only faced two break points throughout; here, she lost her first two service games (albeit while also winning both of Muchová’s).