Noskova wastes five championship points, then wins Wimbledon anyway
Linda Noskova def. Karolina Muchova 6-2, 5-7, 6-3. All-Czech final. First Slam. Converted the sixth championship point.
| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linda Noskova | 6 | 5 | 6 |
| Karolina Muchova | 2 | 7 | 3 |
Noskova 6-2, 5-7, 6-3 Muchova
Why this one matters: Wimbledon finals are supposed to belong to the names you already know. On 11 July the names were Czech, seeded 9 and 10, and friends.
Noskova led 6-2, 5-2. Muchova won five games in a row, saved five championship points, forced a decider. Noskova reset and won 6-3 in the third, converting a sixth championship point with a service winner after an ace. BBC, The Athletic and CBS all logged the same score: 6-2, 5-7, 6-3.
She is 21. Youngest women's champion here since Petra Kvitova in 2011. First Slam. She also won Berlin on the grass before she arrived. Prize money around $4.8 million, nearly doubling her career on-court earnings.
The stakes
A first major, an all-Czech final, a new name on the board.
The rivalry angle
Friends, same country, opposite sides of Centre Court.
Players who could decide it
First Slam, 6-2 5-7 6-3.
Saved five championship points, still lost.
Did you know?
- !Five championship points missed, sixth converted.
- !Youngest women's Wimbledon champion since 2011.
- !Noskova also won the Berlin Open in June.
Sources
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