Linda Noskova captures Wimbledon title after thwarting Muchova's comeback

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.

Czech youngster Linda Noskova recovers from missing five championship points to beat Karolina Muchova in an extraordinary Wimbledon final.

Ninth seed beats fellow Czech 6-2, 5-7, 6-3 Muchova falls short in second career major final As one of her worst nightmares on a tennis court appeared to be unfolding before her disbelieving eyes, Linda Noskova walked solemnly to her chair with both index fingers plugged into her ears. She was attempting to block out the roars of a booming Centre Court crowd, which had erupted in jubilation at her failure to convert no fewer than six match points. But the 21-year-old knew deep down that what she truly needed to block out were her own fatalistic thoughts. Noskova’s hopes of capturing her first Wimbledon title were in freefall by that point. She had lost five consecutive games, her easy 6-2, 5-2 lead crumbling to dust as she found herself in an unwanted final set. Having betrayed all of her tension and fears to her bloodthirsty compatriot, victory seemed much further away than the scoreline suggested. Continue reading...

Linda Nosková put a dramatic second-set collapse behind her to win her first Grand Slam title in a wild Wimbledon final on Saturday. The winner of the all-Czech clash between Nosková and Karolína Muchová was guaranteed to be the third woman from the central European country to lift the Venus Rosewater Dish in the last four years.