Karolina Muchova and Linda Noskova face off with the Venus Rosewater Dish on the line as the pair meet in the Wimbledon final on Saturday.
Muchova is the 2023 French Open runner-up but is competing in the Wimbledon showpiece for the first time after beating Coco Gauff in a thrilling match tie-break in their semi-final, while 21-year-old Noskova is through to a grand slam final for the first time.
Ninth seed Noskova defeated 12th seed Marta Kostyuk in straight sets to continue her impressive run of form on grass, having won the title in Berlin the week prior to coming to SW19.
10th seed Muchova had earlier seen off four-time major champion Naomi Osaka in a dominant display to record her best-ever run at Wimbledon, having never previously gone beyond the quarter-finals; the Japanese player was one of three major champions she bested en route to the final, alongside Gauff and compatriot Barbora Krejcikova.
The pair will contest the first all-Czech final at Wimbledon, with one to be crowned the third Czech winner in the last four editions of the tournament, after Marketa Vondrousova in 2023 and Krejcikova in 2024.
Wimbledon order of play
Saturday 11 July – Centre Court
1pm: Men’s doubles final
Harri Heliovaara/Henry Patten [1] v Marcelo Arevalo/Mate Pavic [6]
4pm: Women’s singles final
Karolina Muchova [10] v Linda Noskova [9]
How to watch Wimbledon on TV
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Karolina Muchova v Linda Noskova’s route to final
Karolina Muchova
- First round: def. Anastasia Zakhravova 6-3 6-2
- Second round: def. Zhang Shaui 6-3 6-2
- Third round: def. Mananchaya Sawangkaew 6-2 7-6(1)
- Fourth round: def. Barbora Krejcikova 7-5 5-7 6-3
- Quarterfinal: def. Naomi Osaka [14] 7-6(4) 6-4
- Semifinal: def. Coco Gauff [7] 6-2 1-6 7-6(10)
Time on court: 10h 35m
Linda Noskova
- First round: def. Ella Seidel 6-4 6-3
- Second round: def. Camila Osorio 6-3 4-6 6-2
- Third round: def. Sorana Cirstea [17] 6-2 3-6 7-6(9)
- Fourth round: def. Madison Keys [26] 6-4 7-6 (2)
- Quarterfinal: def. Elise Mertens [25] 6-3 7-5
- Semifinal: def. Marta Kostyuk [12] 6-4 6-4
Time on court: 10h 9m
Karolina Muchova v Linda Noskova head-to-head
Muchova and Noskova have met once before, in the third round of last year’s US Open, with Muchova winning 6-7(5) 6-4 6-2.
