Noskova overcomes second-set collapse to win Wimbledon women’s title

Noskova overcomes second-set collapse to win Wimbledon women’s title Last updated 11 July 2026 7:24pm BST Save Share article Log in or Subscribe Copy link X Icon twitter Facebook Icon facebook WhatsApp Icon whatsapp email Add us as preferred source Add us as preferred source Copy link X Icon twitter Facebook Icon facebook WhatsApp Icon whatsapp email Linda Noskova was devastated at 5:49pm after being broken in the second set but recovered to win 49 minutes later Simon Briggs Tennis Correspondent. Sonia Twigg Women's Sport Reporter, at Wimbledon Last updated 11 July 2026 7:24pm BST Save Share article Log in or Subscribe Copy link X Icon twitter Facebook Icon facebook WhatsApp Icon whatsapp email Add us as preferred source Add us as preferred source Copy link X Icon twitter Facebook Icon facebook WhatsApp Icon whatsapp email Linda Noskova avoided the fate of her compatriot Jana Novotna, who famously wept on the shoulder of the Duchess of Kent, as she survived a thrilling comeback. But the five straight games that Noskova lost in set two of this memorable final did not sink her challenge in the way that a similar five-game run had for Novotna against Steffi Graf in 1993. Instead, Noskova showed enormous strength of character to regroup from wasting five match points in that second set, and came through in the decider instead. The result – a 6-2, 5-7, 6-3 victory for Noskova – came up in two hours and 27 minutes and did much to erase the memory of last year’s 6-0, 6-0 blowout in this equivalent match. I haven’t yet mentioned Noskova’s opponent, another Czech star in Karolina Muchova. Which is remiss of me, because Muchova contributed enormously to the spectacle followed by a stellar assembly in the Royal Box, actresses Lily Collins, Hannah Waddingham and Jodie Foster among them. More to follow... Latest updates Simon Briggs Tennis Correspondent. Sonia Twigg Women's Sport Reporter, at Wimbledon 7:00PM Martina Navratilova in tears Link copied to clipboard The emotion in Linda Noskova’s speech has reduced the number of dry eyes on Centre Court, including Martina Navratilova at the front of the Royal Box. As she walks past the famous board, her name is already on it. That’s all from today, with Linda Noskova as the new Wimbledon women’s champion. 6:53PM Noskova pays emotional tribute to her late mother Link copied to clipboard Noskova is then also overcome with emotion as she thanks her father and her family members who came despite not liking flying. “I want to thank my coach for being with me which is not easy all the time but we have been together for six years now and I’m so grateful for you and I would not be here without you. Noskova lost her mum two years ago, and added: “There is also one more person I would like to thank which is my mum, I definitely would not be standing here without her so..thank you” 6:50PM Linda Noskova says her and Karolina Muchova “made history” Link copied to clipboard Linda Noskova said: “I don’t know how to hold it [the trophy] that’s the first thing. All these matches have been so tough, especially today, Karolina you really made me work for it. “We’re friends, I’m so glad that I could play my first grand slam final with you and I think we made history today. “I believe that all our Czech fans at home are proud of us so no matter the result it was a great day.” 6:48PM Muchova overcome with emotion Link copied to clipboard Muchova continues, calling Wimbledon the “best tournament in the world” and saying: “I am happy to be standing here even though I’m pretty disappointed now but when I look to my opponent...[crying] I have all my friends and family who cancelled their plans to be there for me, it means a lot.” “And my team who has been putting up with me these last weeks thank you guys. I’ll be fighting more and I want that trophy and I hope that I’ll get to the final again and I’ll come back.” 6:46PM Muchova makes quip about Noskova her “ex-friend” Link copied to clipboard The Princess of Wales will present the trophies to the winner and runners up. First it’s Muchova, who was always behind in the match but will at some point be proud of the way she fought back to give herself a chance in the second set. Then Noskova, who is presented with the Venus Rosewater Dish. But Muchova is in tears and has to compose herself “It’s really tough to find any words, but I’ll start with Linda - my ex-friend. “I’m kidding obviously, kind of. You’re so young and it was your first final of a grand slam and the way you handled it was unbelievable. “Congratulations to you and your team - you deserve it.” 6:41PM Noskova starts the celebrations. Link copied to clipboard Noskova has raced up to her box and is giving everyone hugs while at least one person is still clapping! She makes her way back onto the pitch where some artificial turf has been quickly put down for the ceremony. 6:38PM Linda Noskova is a Wimbledon champion Link copied to clipboard Linda Noskova collapses to the floor, unable to believe what she has achieved. An incredible effort after squandering five match points in the second set, and a lovely embrace with her compatriot Karolina Muchova. Aged 21, Noskova is the youngest women’s singles champion at Wimbledon for 15 years. 6:37PM Noskova wins 6-2, 5-7, 6-3 Muchova Link copied to clipboard Muchova is caught and has to reach for the ball, and cannot find the angle she was looking for, 0-15. But then it’s Noskova’s turn to make a mistake 15-15, but after one of the longest rallies of the match it’s the server who comes out on top with a forehand winner. 30-15. Noskova finds an ace at the ideal moment and sets up two more championship points, and that one she takes! Game, set, match, championship, Noskova! 6:33PM Noskova 6-2, 5-7, 5-3 Muchova* Link copied to clipboard Muchova is serving to stay in the match, and not for the first time either. It’s Noskova’s turn to just put too much on a dropshot, which sits up for Muchova to put away. 15-0. After a quick rally, Noskova is wrong footed and can only play the ball into the tramlines. 30-0. Noskova goes chasing the ball and fires it well long, 40-0, and it’s Muchova’s turn to hold to love. 6:30PM Noskova on the brink of title (again) Link copied to clipboard Noskova 5-2 up and one game away from winning her first Wimbledon title. We haven’t heard that in, well, just over an hour. This time does feel different though.  6:29PM Noskova* 6-2, 5-7, 5-2, Muchova Link copied to clipboard Noskova is looking confident here, racing to a 30-0 lead, and there is a bit more support around for her as well now. Muchova nets a return, 40-0, and she holds to love. 6:27PM Noskova 6-2, 5-7, 4-2 Muchova* Link copied to clipboard Muchova is yet again in a position where she has to produce something outstanding, and she takes the first point 15-0, but then she double faults 15-15. Then it’s Noskova’s turn to go for a winner that was just out, even if she cannot believe it and stands there planted for a while before accepting the decision.  Muchova makes up for the double fault with an ace and holds to 30. Noskova has relocated her calmness this set. She’s been clinical and precise and is now only two games away from becoming a Wimbledon champion. She uses the break between games to have plenty of water and a few deep breaths.  6:22PM Noskova* 6-2, 5-7, 4-1 Muchova Link copied to clipboard Noskova starts her service game with an ace. Muchova gets back in the point with a ‘tweener’ to the delight of the crowd, but Noskova finishes it off to move 30-0 ahead. Muchova does find a way back into the game however with yet another forehand winner. Again Muchova does not quite get the dropshot right, giving Noskova an easy volley, 40-15, and she holds. 6:19PM Noskova 6-2, 5-7, 3-1 Muchova* Link copied to clipboard Muchova is yet again serving to have a realistic chance of staying in this match, although the way it’s gone so far, anything could still happen. With an open forehand winner, she goes 30-15 ahead, and then Noskova cannot time the lob and Muchova might have (whisper it) a straightforward hold. Muchova sets it up perfectly but the dropshot was just not low enough and Noskova pulls it back to 40-30. With a perfect forehand down the line, Muchova holds to 30. 6:13PM Noskova* 6-2, 5-7, 3-0 Muchova Link copied to clipboard Noskova has not found her service games easy and she goes behind in this one as well, 0-15. But then she does find that forehand down the line that she made so many mistakes with in the last set. 15-15. The next rally she looks for the same corner, but on that occasion the ball does go into the tramlines. 15-30. Muchova nets the return. 30-30, the Noskova sets up a winning volley, 40-30 and of course Muchova finds a way to take it to deuce. Muchova finds a perfect passing winner and has a chance to break back in this third set, but Noskova forces another deuce. But Noskova holds her nerve and the game. There is a brutal feeling to this match now. You can sense the physical and mental toil of not just these two hours at Wimbledon, but these two weeks. Servers are wisely taking more time in between points when they can.  6:08PM Noskova 6-2, 5-7, 2-0 Muchova* Link copied to clipboard Noskova seems to have gained some confidence from the hold which put an end to a run of five straight games from Muchova. She pounces on a serve with a strong return to go 0-15 ahead, but it’s quickly level. Muchova then hits a backhand into the net and Noskova edges 15-30 ahead. Noskova then just gets her angle wrong and it’s 30-30. Muchova then finds herself break point down at 30-40, and she hits the ball long. Break Noskova. 6:02PM Noskova* 6-2, 5-7, 1-0 Muchova Link copied to clipboard Noskova has to park those five championship points that she had in the last set and move on. It’s level and a fresh slate. Muchova is moving well and races to the net to put away a winner to draw level at 15-15. Noskova is playing some exceptional tennis, but with a high error count and Muchova has a break point at 30-40. Muchova manages to get her racket on a serve that just goes over the net - she thought it was out so gave up allowing Noskova to put it away comfortably. Deuce. Muchova carves out an advantage by taking a risk and running right around onto her forehand. But then Noskova wrong-foots her and it goes back to deuce. Muchova comes to the net and wins another point to retake the advantage.  Noskova saves it with a powerful flat forehand, and then Muchova plays a backhand into the net. Advantage Noskova, and she goes on to hold. 5:53PM Muchova fights back Link copied to clipboard Incredible streak from Muchova, peeling off five games in a row and saving five match points in the process. She feels like the favourite now. Muchova has repeatedly turned to her box for encouragement while turning the match around. She’s used her slice and dropshot particularly well.  5:52PM SET: Noskova 6-2, 5-7 Muchova* Link copied to clipboard Muchova has her chance to serve out for this set and get back on level terms, and she starts in ideal fashion with an ace. But Noskova gets hold of one that bounces awkwardly and Muchova cannot get  underneath it enough to avoid hitting into the net. 15-15. Muchova is pushing the limits here, the puff of dust as the ball kicks up off the line, and Noskova hits wide. 30-15. Muchova is bouncing now and pounces on a loose ball to hit a high forehand winner 40-15. Muchova  - and Centre Court - celebrates with a yell and this match which looked done and dusted is headed for a decider. 5:48PM Noskova* 6-2, 5-6 Muchova Link copied to clipboard Just as it looked like momentum might be starting to shift, Muchova overhits another forehand, 15-0. Noskova then eases to a 30-0 lead, but that only seems to send Muchova into an extra gear with a passing winner that is one of the shots of the match so far. Noskova then hits another backhand into the net. 30-30, and then overhits a forehand 30-40. The ball sits up perfectly for Noskova but she gets here winner all wrong and hits it out. Noskova was a dejected figure at the changeover Credit: Mike Egerton/PA 5:43PM Noskova 6-2, 5-5 Muchova* Link copied to clipboard After all that drama, it’s back on serve in the second set.  Noskova tries the drop shot but it’s tame and Muchova - buoyed after breaking back - is able to chase it down and hit a winner from a very narrow angle. But Noskova still has power, going after a second serve and hitting a winner down the line. She missed a few of that shot in the last game, but that one she made comfortably. A big serve that Noskova can only just get her racket on. 30-30. Both are going for the lines now, Noskova finds them and Muchova’s forehand goes into the tramlines. Another championship point for Noskova...and saved again by Muchova! Deuce Noskova does not read the second serve and it’s advantage Muchova. But she does exactly what she did a couple of points before with her off-balance forehand, and back to deuce. Noskova hits a backhand into the net, advantage Muchova...and this time she holds! 5:37PM Centre Court on its feet Link copied to clipboard Centre Court on its feet, loving Muchova’s resilience. We are now - incredibly - back on serve in the second set.  5:36PM Noskova* 6-2, 5-4 Muchova Link copied to clipboard Noskova is serving for the match having had three championship points in the previous game, but she takes an early 15-0 lead in this game. Another serve that Muchova can only return long 30-0, but Noskova goes for the riskier forehand down the line and doesn’t get it right. 30-15. She tries it again and that one goes even further into the tramlines, 30-30. Both players elect for the slice, with some barely clearing the net before Muchova explodes with a winning forehand. 30-40. Noskova pulls out a powerful serve to take the game to deuce. Muchova moves well around the court to set up a winner and all of her box are on their feet. Advantage Muchova, but it’s quickly back to deuce after a serve and winner from Noskova. Noskova sends Muchova running across the baseline and the ball is just too quick for her. Fourth championship points for Noskova...but she double faults! Deuce. Advantage Muchova and Noskova is left turning to her box for answers. But another deuce. Noskova hits into the tramlines, advantage Muchova (again). Noskova pulls out an ace that is in by a hair’s width. Deuce. Another missed open forehand, and another advantage for Muchova. Ace...and back to deuce. Muchova delivers a top-spin set up and then flatter winner to carve out another break point. Not quite an ace, but Muchova leaps to get something on it and the ball only just glances off the racket. Deuce. A second double fault of the game and advantage Muchova...and she breaks back! Noskova reacted to being broken by plugging her ears Credit: Henry Nicholls/Getty Images 5:24PM Noskova 6-2, 5-3 Muchova* Link copied to clipboard It was only minutes ago that Muchova had break points of her own, but now she is serving to stay in the match. Now it’s Noskova’s turn to hit off the frame, 15-0. The hawk eye says close call but Muchova has overhit the ball far too often in this final, and she does so again, 15-15. That time Noskova came to the net but Muchova was able to find the perfect passing shot, that has given the crowd a new lease of life! Another backhand long and it’s level again at 30-30. A “whoooooo” from the crowd accompanies Muchova as she moves 40-30 ahead, but she hits the ball into the net on the next rally. Deuce. Going for the open forehand, Muchova hits the ball into the net again and Noskova has match point.  It’s saved! Noskova finds the net. Deuce. Another forehand into the net from Muchova, and another match point. Muchova finds a good serve that Noskova returns long. Deuce. Muchova takes the advantage with a good wide serve, but then misses a forehand. Deuce. After one of the best rallies of the match, with both players at the net Muchova has to watch her volley drop agonisingly long. Advantage and match point Noskova. Saved! Noskova’s ball hits the net cord and bounces up favourably for Muchova who can play a drop shot winner. Deuce (I’ve lost count). Now it’s Noskova’s turn to hit the ball into the net. Advantage Muchova, and she goes on to hold! 5:11PM Noskova* 6-2, 5-2 Muchova Link copied to clipboard Another misshit from Muchova, I wonder if she’s going to start playing a bit out of desperation here. This match is rapidly slipping away from her. But Noskova is playing so well, she sends Muchova to one side, almost backing her in a corner before the inside-out winner. 30-0. A serve and volley combination puts Noskova on the brink of being just one game away from the trophy. Noskova holds to love. 5:08PM Noskova 6-2, 4-2 Muchova* Link copied to clipboard There are almost groans from the crowd as Muchova goes 0-15, but then it’s Noskova’s turn to look a picture of frustration as she hits the ball just over the baseline, 15-15. Muchova hits another one off the frame but it bounces maybe three feet in front of her as she looks at her racket in dismay, 15-30. Noskova takes the pace off with a loopy ball that bounces up invitingly and Muchova goes for the winner but it bounces the wrong side of the baseline. 15-40. Noskova breaks to 15! 5:04PM Noskova* 6-2, 3-2 Muchova Link copied to clipboard Noskova in reply has a straightforward start to her service game, but then can only stay rooted to the spot after a tame drop shot goes straight into the net. 15-15. Muchova might look more comfortable at the net but Noskova has won points there and does so again with a backhand volley to edge 30-15 ahead. With a big backhand winner down the line Noskova takes control and with an awkward sliced backhand cross-court winner, she holds. 5:01PM Noskova 6-2, 2-2 Muchova* Link copied to clipboard Almost every point Muchova wins is cheered by the crowd, and she goes 30-0 up with ease with a wide serve that Noskova netted. Another good serve from Muchova - something she was known for before the final - and she has eased to a 40-0 lead. Muchova holds to love with a serve and winning forehand one-two to level in this set. 4:58PM Noskova* 6-2, 2-1 Muchova Link copied to clipboard Noskova takes the decision to come to the net - not sure she’s done that yet in this match, or if she has I don’t remember it. She takes the ball early and finishes the point with a volley-winner, 15-0. Muchova draws level as Noskova goes for another big shot and misses the baseline by a whisker prompting “ooohs” from the crowd as the replay is shown on the screen. 15-15. The crowd are backing Muchova - even if because they just want a longer match - and she has a chance at 15-30. Muchova carves out two break points early in this second set, but Noskova saves the first with a big serve and forehand winner to follow. 30-40. Another big serve that Muchova cannot get more than a racket frame on, 40-40. Noskova hits a backhand into the net after a short rally, Muchova has another break chance - and she misses a forehand! Deuce. A return into the tramlines and Noskova has the advantage, and goes on to hold! 4:51PM Noskova 6-2, 1-1 Muchova* Link copied to clipboard Muchova needed a good start in this set to get a foothold in a match that is rapidly getting away from her. Instead Noskova’s return is just too much and she goes 0-30 down before a well-placed serve out wide is returned long. 15-30. Noskova hits the ball quite flat, which is more powerful but gives her less margin for error as another one goes halfway up the net. 30-30. Muchova has really fought her way back into this game, playing with spin and Noskova keeps attacking the ball but her level has just dipped a touch. 40-30. 4:47PM Noskova* 6-2, 1-0 Muchova Link copied to clipboard Unsurprisingly perhaps, Muchova went off to change her clothes and have a bit of a moment to reset in the break between sets. But it will be Noskova to serve first, and she races to a 30-0 lead. Another big serve that Muchova can barely get a racket to and it’s 40-0. Muchova has to reach for the next swerving second serve and cannot keep the ball in the court.  4:44PM Crowd backing Muchova Link copied to clipboard The crowd are getting behind Muchova - they want to see a longer contest, and you could hear the groans when that net cord fell against her. Terrific resilience to get back from 0-40 to 40-40 - but that Noskova forehand, so powerful today, helps her to get back on top in the game. Crazily, Muchova got 81% of her first serves in, yet was still broken twice, such was the power of Noskova’s returns.  That’s a splendid set of tennis from Noskova. Slight watching brief on the match-clock: we could be looking at a 70-minute final if set two follows the same pattern. Last year’s edition – when Iga Swiatek handed out a 6-0, 6-0 drubbing – lasted 57 minutes. 4:41PM Noskova’s return just too good Link copied to clipboard Tennis Insights data has Noskova’s return as the big difference here. Muchova has missed only one first serve but the ball keeps coming back in challenging ways. 4:40PM SET: Noskova 6-2 Muchova* Link copied to clipboard Muchova just misses the baseline and she hits the ball back almost in frustration. There have been a few close calls but she hasn’t quite found her range today so far. Noskova pounces on a return and Muchova almost looks uncomfortable on her feet as she jumps after it. Another one into the net from Muchova and she’s 0-40 down, with Noskova having three set points. She saves the first with a well-placed serve that Noskova returns long, and she does so again, 30-40. Muchova takes the game to deuce, but another powerful strike from Noskova gives her another break and set point, Muchova takes it back to deuce with an ace, but she hits a backhand that hits the net cord and bounces back. Advantage Noskova (again). This time she takes it with a lob that sends Muchova racing towards the baseline. Noskova takes the opening set! That is some way to take the first set... 🔥 Linda Noskova leads in the #Wimbledon women's singles final! pic.twitter.com/H5W4pHAwOX — BBC Sport (@BBCSport) July 11, 2026 4:33PM Noskova* 5-2 Muchova Link copied to clipboard The breeze has just picked up a touch on Centre Court and that might just affect Noskova’s serve which has been so impressive so far. Although just as I’ve written that she delivers a wide second-serve ace, but she then follows it up with a double fault, 15-15. Noskova fires up the backhand and Muchova can only just about get a racket on the ball that just bounces before the baseline, 30-15. Noskova seals the game with an ace. Muchova hasn’t really been able to impose her net-rushing game on this match, mainly because she is putting only 50 per cent of returns in play. The stats say she has played two points at the net but I can’t actually remember them! 4:30PM Noskova 4-2 Muchova* Link copied to clipboard Muchova is trying to vary her shots, going from a low slice to a top spin forehand, but she misses the second one and it’s 15-15. However, she rebounds and goes on to hold to 15 with a perfectly placed dropshot that Noskova does not even try to chase down. 4:27PM Noskova* 4-1 Muchova Link copied to clipboard Noskova is hitting big and flat with confidence on both sides of the court, and Muchova leaves one hanging and is punished, 15-0. Another big serve from Noskova, put into the net by Muchova. 30-0. But Muchova gets back into the contest when Noskova sends a backhand into the tramlines.  The game goes to deuce for the first time in the match, but Noskova holds.   Noskova’s serve is such a weapon. Look out especially for the slider which curves towards Muchova’s forehand wing – and then keeps going so that Muchova is struggling to reach it. 4:21PM Noskova 3-1 Muchova* Link copied to clipboard Muchova has served more aces than any other player in the women’s draw, and the one at the start of this game takes her total to 40. The rallies are longer on Muchova’s serve however, and it’s quickly level at 15-15. Muchova slips a bit on the baseline and just overhits a ball, which drops outside the baseline. 15-30. Muchova comes into the court and goes for a big forehand, two break points to Noskova, 15-40. Muchova saves the first with a strong first serve, but cannot save the second and Noskova breaks. 4:16PM Noskova* 2-1 Muchova Link copied to clipboard Noskova has just delivered a second-serve ace, it was a risk going wide but it paid off. Another big serve and Muchova is struggling a touch on her opponent’s service games. That was a serve masterclass from Noskova.   4:14PM Noskova 1-1 Muchova* Link copied to clipboard Muchova takes the first point on her service game, but it’s quickly level after she hits a backhand into the tramlines. She takes control of a rally to set up the winning forehand and Noskova cannot get close to that one which just bounces the right side of the baseline. While Muchova rushes around the court and plays a slice, Noskova can only find the net. Another ball into the net off Noskova’s racket, and Muchova holds to 15. Both players have a game on the board – a sentence that has not applied to a Wimbledon ladies’ final for a couple of years! 4:11PM Noskova* 1-0 Muchova (* denotes server) Link copied to clipboard Noskova hits a first serve out and then overhits a forehand to give Muchova the first point of the 2026 Wimbledon Women’s singles final. But then after a quick baseline rally it’s Muchova who finds the net, 15-15. Noskova seizes the advantage in the game with a deft cross-court sliced backhand, and goes on to hold to 15. 4:02PM Time for the warm ups Link copied to clipboard The umpire is from West Yorkshire and it is his first singles final. Reminder of the photo protocols and to not damage the grass so no throwing of rackets. Noskova has won the toss and chosen to serve. Good afternoon from Centre Court. The crowd was almost at full capacity for the conclusion of the men’s doubles, to cheer Brit Henry Patton on to his second men’s title here. Now the crowd is full - and, at least by the standards of this week, the heat is less oppressive. Still, plenty of spectators are using fans to generate a little breeze.   4:01PM Women’s final about to start Link copied to clipboard The players are in the building and are waiting to step out onto the court. There are so many micro-differences when it comes to a final, the protocols are all different and longer and there are more steps to take. It used to be that players carried flowers and the ball boys and girls carried their bags, but now it is the other way round. That will make them feel a little more comfortable. Muchova was bouncing up and down in the “tunnel” but it is almost time for the warm up. The Ladies' Singles final. 🇨🇿 Karolina Muchova vs Linda Noskova 🇨🇿#Wimbledon pic.twitter.com/pyQ504z8ix — Wimbledon (@Wimbledon) July 11, 2026 3:56PM The Princess of Wales has arrived at Wimbledon Link copied to clipboard Princess of Wales at Wimbledon 3:50PM Muchova v Noskova record Link copied to clipboard Despite both being highly ranked on the WTA tour, they have only met once before. At the US Open last year, it was Muchova who won in three sets in the round of 32 en route to reaching the quarter-finals. On that occasion it was Noskova who took the first set 7-6(5) but Muchova came back into the contest winning the next two sets 6-4, 6-2. 3:41PM Muchova inspired by Czech players who went before her Link copied to clipboard Muchova tells the BBC about the history of tennis in Czechia and watching Petra Kvitova lift the trophy. Growing up what she calls “50m” away from the courts she stayed with the sport that was so convenient and now finds herself in her second grand slam. But why are Czech players so successful?  Martina Navratilova says on BBC One: “There are clubs everywhere, every small town has two, three or four clay courts and there is so much more good coaching now. “And competition - they have lots of tournaments and they play sets when they go to the club, they don’t just hit balls, they play sets and learn how to compete in singles and doubles, which teaches you to be a better tennis player.” 3:33PM Karolina Muchova held her nerve against Coco Gauff in the semi-final Link copied to clipboard The moment Coco Gauff panicked and cost herself a place in the Wimbledon final There is one moment in Coco Gauff’s semi-final defeat that she will replay in her mind over and over again: a botched forehand on match point. Leading 9-8 in the third-set tie-break, Gauff inexplicably netted a drop shot while in sublime position in the middle of the court. She went on to lose 6-2, 1-6, 7-6(10) to Karolina Muchova and admitted she “panicked” in the crucial moment. The tentative shot will haunt her for a long time to come. After seven years of waiting to go beyond the fourth round she first achieved in 2019, and emulated in 2024, it was a sign that the trust in her forehand is still not where it has to be. To read the full report, click here. 3:27PM How Noskova reached the final Link copied to clipboard Linda Noskova set up an all-Czech women’s final with her countrywoman Karolina Muchova after dismantling Ukraine’s Marta Kostyuk in straight sets. Noskova is one of the brightest young talents to emerge in women’s tennis in recent years and her self-belief and composure belied her 21 years during her 6-4, 6-4 victory. On her Centre Court debut, she was hardly fazed by the magnitude of the occasion against Kostyuk, whose service game dramatically deserted her at the sharp end of both sets. After Muchova edged past Coco Gauff in the day’s earlier semi-final, it means two players representing the same nation will face each other in the women’s final at Wimbledon for the first time since 2009, when Serena and Venus Williams faced off for the Venus Rosewater Dish. To read the full report by Fiona Tomas, click here. 3:19PM Henry Patten criticises plans for doubles Link copied to clipboard Henry Patten becomes the first British man in the open era to win the Wimbledon men’s doubles tournament twice. With trophy in hand and in front of the Centre Court crowd, Patten chose the moment to raise awareness and fight for the case of doubles after a proposal by the ATP at the start of the tournament to significantly reduce the doubles tours. 3:04PM Triumph for Briton Henry Patten in the men’s doubles Link copied to clipboard Henry Patten and Harri Heliovaara have delivered a trophy to Britain, becoming men’s doubles champions for the second time. Both collapsed to the ground after they won 7-6, 7-6 against Marcelo Arevaloa and Mate Pavic. “I owe Harri my career, when we started out he took a chance on me,” says Britain’s Henry Patten on court. Together they have now won two Wimbledon doubles titles and the Australian Open in 2025, while narrowly missing out at the French Open earlier this year after losing in the final. Henry Patten and Harri Heliovaara pose for a photo after winning the men’s doubles title Credit: Cameron Spencer/Getty Images 3:00PM Wimbledon women’s final Link copied to clipboard Good afternoon and welcome to the build up to the all-Czech Wimbledon women’s final where Karolina Muchova will take on Linda Noskova. Muchova is the only one of the pair who has been in a grand slam final before, losing the 2023 French Open final to Iga Swiatek, but for Noskova this will be entering into new territory. It was Noskova who joked on BBC 5Live that the secret to Czech tennis success might be because of a secret ingredient in the nation’s beer. Whoever wins will become the third from their home nation in four years to win the women’s title, after Marketa Vondrousova in 2023, and Barbora Krejcikova in 2024. Going back a bit further and you find Petra Kvitova (2011 and 2014) and of course Martina Navratilova, who was Czech born and won nine singles titles at SW19. Although they hail from the same country, and are good friends having played together at the Paris Olympics in 2024, Muchova and Noskova are very different tennis players. Muchova has suffered some serious injuries over the years and is known for her creativity, mixing up baseline power with slice and skill.  Noskova on the other hand has a big serve and will likely play with a lot of power.