Karolina Muchova‘s Wimbledon run ended in heartbreak, and the days after it got harder. A small surgery followed the final, pushing back her return to the hard courts just as the North American swing was getting started. Now, for the first time since going under the knife, she’s given fans a real update, and a US Open comeback looks like it’s genuinely on track.

“The surgery I had was part of my plan,” Muchova said in an interview with Tennis ACTU. “Everything went well. Now I just need to recover, and I won’t play for three or four weeks. But she should be ready for the US Open,” she later explained.

That timeline already cost her one tournament. Muchova confirmed her withdrawal from the Canadian Open in Toronto, running August 2-13, writing on Instagram shortly after the surgery:

“I had to undergo a small surgery that will keep me off the court for a few weeks. Everything went well, and I’m already working on my recovery. Thank you for all your messages and support. I’ll be back soon.”

Cincinnati is still technically on the table, starting August 13, a tournament where Muchova reached the final back in 2023. Her own three-to-four-week recovery window makes that appearance far from guaranteed, though, and even if she does enter, she’d be walking in with limited preparation either way.

That creates a real question mark heading into the US Open, which begins August 30. Muchova should be physically cleared well before then, but arriving in New York without a single competitive match since Wimbledon would be far from ideal preparation for a Grand Slam.

She also shared a more personal message after officially pulling out of Toronto, one aimed directly at the fans she was hoping to finally play in front of.

“I’m sad to miss Toronto this year,” she wrote. “I was really looking forward to making my debut there, but recovery comes first. I wish everyone a great tournament, and I can’t wait to finally see you in Toronto one day.”

That disappointment sits alongside a much bigger honor Muchova picked up in the weeks since her Wimbledon final.

Karolina Muchova meets Czech president after SW19 heroics

Muchova arrived at Wimbledon this year in some of the best form of her career, having already won the grass-court title at Bad Homburg. She competed fully fit for the first time in a while, and it showed all the way to the final, where she lost an all-Czech showdown to Linda Noskova, 2-6, 7-5, 3-6.

That result still marked one of the best runs of her career, and roughly three weeks later, both players were welcomed by Czech President Petr Pavel at Prague Castle to celebrate what they’d done at the All England Club.

Noskova opened up about how difficult the stretch after winning her first major had actually been.

“The period that followed was difficult; I wasn’t used to it,” Noskova said. “When you experience something like that for the first time, it’s not easy to prepare for it. It took a lot of energy, much more than on the court, but I’m glad it’s over. And I think it was a great experience.”

President Pavel praised both players during the ceremony.

“This is a moment of pride for our country, and both of you have inspired millions,” Pavel said.

That reception underlined just how far beyond tennis this particular final resonated back home. With Muchova’s own health history including a previous wrist surgery that once kept her out for 10 months, her current recovery is a smaller procedure by comparison, but her next real test comes whenever she steps back on court, whether that’s a limited run in Cincinnati or her first real match back at Flushing Meadows on August 30.