World number one Nosková took the match against compatriot Muchová straight away. She won the first set 6-2 after dazzling tennis.
Nosková did not change her game in the second set, but Muchová did. She was struggling badly for a while and trailed 2-5. But the 29-year-old played really well, served with control, won game after game and levelled at 5-5 after a frantic game in which Nosková missed no fewer than four match points.
Recovered
Muchová, ranked tenth in the world, completed the comeback and won the second set 7-5.
The giant comeback could have shaken most people, but not 21-year-old Linda Nosková, who instead played perhaps the best tennis of the tournament, winning the decisive set 6-3 and the match 2-1 in sets. The title in London is the Czech's first in a Grand Slam context.
I don't even know how to behave now. All the matches have been tough. I think we made history today. I want to take this opportunity to congratulate you and your team for what you have achieved, says Linda Nosková, addressing Muchová, in the victory interview.
Nosková's main achievement until Saturday's final was reaching the quarterfinals of the 2024 Australian Open.
Emotional words: “Tough”
After the victory, she was noticeably taken by the moment and was congratulated by, among others, the Princess of Wales, Kate Middleton, and her final opponent and close friend Karolína Muchová.
First of all, I want to send congratulations to my ex-friend, Muchová says jokingly and continues:
It's tough to stand here now, I'm really disappointed. But when I look up and see my friends and my family, that they are here and support me. It means a lot, says a tearful Muchová.
Nosková doesn't hesitate to answer:
You made me work for this title, but I hope we are still friends. I am so happy to have you as an opponent. I think we made everyone back home (in the Czech Republic) proud, we made history.
The Czech Republic has produced a strong generation of women's tennis players. Three of the last four Wimbledon winners are Czechs. In 2023, Markéta Vondrousová won, in 2024 Barbora Krejciková and then this year's winner Linda Nosková.
Facts: Ten most recent Wimbledon champions
2026: Linda Nosková, Czech Republic
2025: Iga Swiatek, Poland
2024: Barbora Krejciková, Czech Republic
2023: Markéta Vondrousová, Czech Republic
2022: Jelena Rybakina, Kazakhstan
2021: Ashleigh Barty, Australia
2019: Simona Halep, Romania
2018: Angelique Kerber, Germany
2017: Garbiñe Muguruza, Spain
2016: Serena Williams, USA
