Linda Noskova wins women's Wimbledon singles title after second set collapse

Linda Noskova has won the women's Wimbledon singles title, beating fellow Czech player Karolina Muchova after coming back from a tense second set.

Noskova stormed to an early lead, seeing Muchova off 6-2 in the first set during what was the first all-Czech women's singles Grand Slam final.

But after taking a 5-3 lead in the second set and having five championship points, Noskova was held off by Muchova, who ran the score back to 5-5 before winning it 5-7.

Despite failing to win in the second set, the final round was a much-improved performance from Noskova, who won 6-3 to take the title.

'We made history today': Noskova

At 21, Noskova became the youngest Wimbledon champion since her fellow Czech Petra Kvitova in 2011, sealing victory on her sixth Championship point.

She's now the fifth women's champion from the Czech Republic, along with Kvitova, Martina Navratilova, Marketa Vondrousova and Barbora Krejcikova.

The Princess of Wales was in attendance, meeting tennis fans ahead of the final, and presented Noskova with her trophy on Centre Court.

Speaking on the court, Noskova said: "It feels incredible. All of these matches have been so tough physically and mentally, today especially. It's never easy to get the last point."

She praised Muchova, saying "you really made me work for it," before adding: "I'm so glad I could play my first Grand Slam with you. I think we made history today."

Kate praises 'inspirational' Wimbledon finalist

Earlier, while speaking to Jenna Fontanilla, who works in Wimbledon's court services team, the princess said Prince Louie had been asking about how to become a ball boy.

She also told Canadian tennis player Gabriela Dabrowski, who will play in the ladies' doubles final on Centre Court on Sunday, that she is "inspirational" for continuing to play tennis while undergoing treatment for cancer.

Dabrowski, 34, was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2024, and has continued to play throughout her treatment.

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The tennis player told reporters: "I guess someone told [Kate], so she acknowledged that and just said it was amazing that I was still playing going through treatment, and she said it was very inspirational, which I feel the same likewise with her story as well.

"Just a very beautiful moment. I didn't expect to be emotional, but yeah, very strange feeling."

The princess was diagnosed with cancer in 2024 and made her second public appearance following her diagnosis at the championships that year.

Kate underwent chemotherapy, and announced she was in remission in January 2025.

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