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Linda Noskova of Czech Republic, back to the camera, and Karolina Muchova of Czech Republic hug each other at the end of the women's singles final at Wimbledon Tennis Championships in London, Saturday, July 11, 2026.

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Linda Noskova recovers from 2nd-set meltdown to win Wimbledon and claim her 1st Grand Slam title

Linda Noskova recovers from 2nd-set meltdown to win Wimbledon and claim her 1st Grand Slam title

Linda Noskova is the latest in a long line of Czech women to win Wimbledon. The 21-year-old Noskova recovered from a second-set meltdown in which she wasted five match points to overcome Karolina Muchova 6-2, 5-7, 6-3 in an all-Czech final for her first Grand Slam trophy. Noskova became the third Czech woman in four years to win the grass-court major after Marketa Vondrousova in 2023 and Barbora Krejcikova in 2024. Two-time Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova was in attendance. As was the greatest Czech-born player of them all. Record nine-time Wimbledon champion Martina Navratilova looked on from the Royal Box where she was seated next to Kate, the Princess of Wales.