Muchova and Noskova latest in line of Czech talent to contest women’s Wimbledon final
Muchova is more experienced with one major final to her name but her fearless compatriot has youth on her side It feels somehow fitting that
Muchova is more experienced with one major final to her name but her fearless compatriot has youth on her side It feels somehow fitting that at the end of what has been one of the most open women’s singles events in history, two Czech players should find themselves fighting it out for the biggest title in the game.
Saturday’s clash between Karolina Muchova and Linda Noskova is the first all-Czech Wimbledon final in history, but it’s also the latest example of a long line of Czech players who have found grass the surface on which to show their best. Martina Navratilova, perhaps the greatest female player of all time, started the ball rolling when she won the first of her record nine Wimbledon titles in 1978 (she was officially a US citizen by the time she played Hana Mandlikova in the 1986 final).
Jana Novotna won in 1998, Petra Kvitova triumphed twice in 2011 and 2014 and with Marketa Vondrousova winning in 2023 and Barbora Krejcikova following up in 2024, it means that whoever wins on Saturday will provide Czechia with a third Wimbledon champion in four years and sixth of the open era.
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