Linda Noskova revelled in an unforgettable maiden Wimbledon title, having come out on top against Karolina Muchova in a thrilling three-set battle.

Noskova claimed her first-ever grand slam title – playing in her maiden final – thanks to a 6-2 5-7 6-3 victory, and had seemingly been cruising to the title in the second set.

Up 6-2 5-2, Noskova then spurned five championship points in the next three games as Muchova launched an extraordinary comeback, but the 21-year-old steadied the ship again to get over the line.

Noskova is the fourth-youngest player in the Open Era to claim her maiden women's singles grand slam title at SW19 (21 years 224 days at the start of the tournament), older only than Maria Sharapova, Venus Williams and Petra Kvitova.

Only the United States (six with Billie Jean King, Chris Evert, Martina Navratilova, Lindsay Davenport, Venus Williams and Serena Williams) have more different women's singles champions at Wimbledon than players representing Czechia in the Open Era (five with Jana Novotna, Kvitova, Marketa Vondrousova, Barbora Krejcikova and Noskova). 

"It feels incredible," she said in her on-court interview. "It's been so tough, physically and mentally.

"It's never easy to get the last point, and Karo, you made me work so hard for it. I'm so happy I could play my first grand slam final with you; we made history.

"I believe that all our Czech fans at home are proud of us, so no matter the result, I think it was a good day for both of us.

"I want to thank my dad for coming here and my family members. I know you don't like flying, so I appreciate it. There's one more person that I want to thank, which is my mum. I would definitely not be standing here without you, so thank you.

"I have enjoyed these two weeks so much. All the sad tears, happy tears, sweat, blood, and it's all worth it. I will never forget these two weeks.

"I want to thank all the fans. You guys made this final like nothing I've experienced before, so I can't wait to come back."

Muchova went into the final on the back of her longest WTA career winning streak, having won 10 straight matches, following her thrilling semi-final victory over Coco Gauff.

She showed her fight again to ensure the final went to a decider, stringing together an incredible five-game winning streak to rattle Noskova.

This was Muchova's second grand slam final, having also lost to Iga Swiatek in the 2023 French Open showpiece, and she vowed to keep on fighting to get her hands on a major trophy.

"Really tough to find any words, but I'll start with Linda, my 'ex-friend'," Muchova joked through tears. "I'm kidding, obviously, kind of.

"You are so young, this is your first final at a grand slam, the way you handled it and the way you played is really unbelievable. Beyond this, you are an especially very kind person and human being, so congratulations to you and your team. You deserve it.

"I would like to thank everyone who is making this special tournament possible. The attention is always on us players, but there are so many people who run this special event, so thank you for making it so smooth. I would like to thank every one of you guys [the crowd] for the past two weeks, you have been coming to every one of my matches, supporting everyone.

"This is an unbelievable tournament, a special one, the best one in the world, and I am just really glad to be standing here. Even though I am pretty disappointed now. But when I look to my corner, I have all my friends and family who cancel plans to come and watch me, and it means a lot. My team, who has been with me these past weeks, pushing me and keeping me positive, thank you guys very much.

"I will be fighting more. I want the trophy, and I hope I can reach the final again and can come back and win."