A journalist wanted to know why Karolina Muchova had not played a singles match since Wimbledon. Everyone expected a boring, professional answer.
But the Czech did not hold anything back: “I’ve been partying”, she replied without hesitation, with a smile that left everyone in the room unsure whether to laugh or be surprised.
In a sport where answers are usually calculated and full of clichés, Muchova chose the most unexpected honesty. And that short phrase was the most talked-about thing of the week on the tour.