By Wayne Sterling, CNN
(CNN) — Linda Nosková defeated Karolína Muchová in three sets 6-2, 5-7, 6-3 to claim her first Grand Slam women’s singles title in the all-Czech Republic final at Wimbledon on Saturday.
After dominating the opening set 6-2 and leading 5-2 in the second, the No. 9 seed Nosková saw five championship points slip away as No. 10 seed Muchová put on a stunning comeback clinic to steal the set 7-5.
However, the 21-year-old Noskova regrouped in the decider to weather the storm and capture the title in her first major final appearance.
With the victory, Nosková etched her name into the history books as the youngest Wimbledon women’s champion since fellow Czech Petra Kvitova lifted the trophy in 2011 at 21 years and 116 days old.
The battle on Centre Court was already guaranteed to be a historic milestone as it marked the first time in the Open Era that two women representing the Czech Republic squared off for a major singles title.
It also treated the London crowd to a rare single-nation final and the first at the All England Club since the iconic 2009 all-American championship match where Serena Williams topped Venus Williams.
Nosková becomes the third Czech woman in the last four years to hoist the coveted Venus Rosewater Dish, following Marketa Vondrousova in 2023 and Barbora Krejcikova in 2024.
The 29-year-old Muchová fought valiantly, saving five match points and forcing a third set, but would ultimately finish as a Grand Slam runner-up for the second time in her career, having previously finished second at the 2023 Roland Garros final against Iga Swiatek.
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