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Muchova beats Gauff in epic tie-break to reach final
Muchova saved a match point and won the deciding tiebreak to reach her second Grand Slam final, her first at Wimbledon.
- On Thursday, 10th-seeded Karolina Muchova defeated American Coco Gauff 6-2, 1-6, 7-6 in a gripping semifinal on Centre Court, reaching her first Wimbledon final.
- Muchova overcame a history of injury, including 10 months of wrist surgery recovery in 2023 and 2024, while Gauff navigated recent coaching changes under biomechanics specialist Gavin MacMillan hired in August 2025.
- During the deciding tiebreak, Gauff held a match point at 9-8 but hit a drop shot into the net; Muchova capitalized, clinching the 2-hour 35-minute contest in sweltering 33C heat on Centre Court.
- Earlier, 9th-seeded Linda Noskova secured the other final spot by defeating Ukrainian Marta Kostyuk 6-4, 6-4, setting up the first all-Czech women's final in Wimbledon history and ensuring a third Czech champion in four years.
- The final confirms the Czech tennis pipeline's dominance, following titles by Barbora Krejcikova in 2024 and Marketa Vondrousova in 2023, with both finalists inspired by childhood idol Petra Kvitova's grass-court legacy.
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