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Noskova wins Wimbledon final
Linda Noskova beat Karolina Muchova 6-2, 5-7, 6-3 to win the Wimbledon women’s singles final on Saturday, July 11, 2026 at Centre Court.
“to beat her friend Karolina Muchova in an extraordinary and dramatic Wimbledon final”
Noskova, the 21-year-old Czech and ninth seed, recovered after leading 6-2 5-2 and then losing five games in a row as Muchova, the 10th seed, won five games to force a decider.
The match was described as “one of the greatest Ladies Single Finals in recent memory,” with Noskova ultimately clinching her first major title in her career.
Noskova’s win also completed “the first all-Czech Wimbledon final of the Open Era,” giving the Czech Republic its third women’s singles champion at Wimbledon in four years.
Quotes, resets, and nerves
Noskova said, “It feels incredible. Physically and mentally it has been tough – it is never easy to get the last point,” after surviving the collapse from 5-2 in the second set.
In her reset, she told herself, “I was just telling myself that the match is starting over. I was in the bathroom. I just splashed some cold water on me, started over again.”
Muchova, who joked “I’ll start with Linda – my ex-friend,” then praised Noskova’s composure in her first major final, saying, “You’re so young, and the way you handled it, the way you played it, was really unbelievable.”
The Independent described Noskova’s third-set response as an “equally astonishing reset,” after she had squandered five championship points and then returned to win after nearly two and a half hours.
Prize, rankings, and next year
After converting her sixth championship point to close the match, Noskova became Wimbledon’s youngest champion since Petra Kvitova in 2011 and the third Czech woman to win the Wimbledon women’s title in four years.
“Noskova will improve to a career-high No. 7 in the WTA Rankings”
USA Today reported that with the victory Noskova becomes the youngest Wimbledon champion since Petra Kvitova (21 years, 116 days) in 2011 and that she will improve to a career-high No. 7 in the WTA Rankings.
The coverage also said Noskova will receive £3.6m in prize money and move up to a career-high ranking of seventh in the world.
Looking ahead, VAVEL quoted Noskova saying, “I can’t wait to come back next year,” after the Centre Court crowd gave her a standing ovation.
