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                          <\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<div class=\"ciam-article-t365\"><!-- Article Start --><\/p>\n<p>Karolina Muchova is through to her maiden Wimbledon final after she won a dramatic match tiebreak to defeat Coco Gauff in an enthralling battle.<\/p>\n<p>No 10 seed Muchova prevailed 6-2, 1-6, 7-6(10) after two hours and 35 minutes in the first women\u2019s semi-final on Centre Court.<\/p>\n<p>The 29-year-old Czech is chasing her first Grand Slam title, having lost to Iga Swiatek at the 2023 French Open in her only previous major championship match.<\/p>\n<h2>How did the match unfold?<\/h2>\n<p>Tennis365 watched the semi-final from courtside, and the first and second sets were both won in convincing fashion, with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/karolina-muchova\">Muchova<\/a> breaking twice and not losing serve in the first before <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/coco-gauff\">Gauff<\/a> repeated this pattern in the second.<\/p>\n<p>In the third set, each woman saved two break points \u2014 Gauff at 1-2; Muchova at 4-4 \u2014 but neither lost serve en route to a decisive 10-point tiebreak.<\/p>\n<p>In a tense conclusion, Gauff handed Muchova a mini-break advantage with a double fault at 7-7, but she won the next two points on Muchova\u2019s serve to reach match point on her own serve at 9-8.<\/p>\n<h2>More Tennis News<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tennis-features\/exclusive-sabine-lisicki-opens-up-emotional-2013-wimbledon-final\"><strong>Exclusive: Sabine Lisicki makes honest confession about her 2013 Wimbledon final loss<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tennis-news\/coco-gauffs-wimbledon-ranking-points-prize-money-revealed-karolina-muchova-loss\"><strong>Coco Gauff\u2019s Wimbledon ranking points and prize money revealed after Karolina Muchova loss<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Want more from Tennis365? Add us as <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=tennis365.com\" target=\"_blank\">a preferred source on Google to your favourites list<\/a> for tennis coverage you can trust.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>After Muchova barely returned a 119mph Gauff serve, the American opted to play a forehand drop shot on the short ball, and she found the net.<\/p>\n<p>At 9-10, Gauff saved a Muchova match point with a forehand passing shot as Muchova slipped at the net.<\/p>\n<p>Muchova recovered, though, and played a superb attacking point to convert her second opportunity at 11-10.<\/p>\n<h2>What did Muchova say after her victory?<\/h2>\n<p>In her on-court interview, Muchova said:\u00a0\u201cIt sounds really nice to be in a final. Honestly, was such a big fight. Was a rollercoaster. Was up and down. Match point and then match point down. You don\u2019t have time to think.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was very nerve-wrecking. I don\u2019t even know what I\u2019m saying, I\u2019m shaking and trying to sink it in. The atmosphere here was indescribable, thank you everyone who came and supported us.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere is so many of us tennis players and not many of us get to play on this court. It is such a history of our sport, so it is very special.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe came to warm up here with Linda [Noskova] before the semis so I took a photo, so nice moment to experience this and this court is beautiful.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>How has Muchova beating Gauff at Wimbledon affected the WTA Rankings?<\/h2>\n<p>Gauff began <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/wimbledon\">Wimbledon<\/a> as the world No 7, and her run to the semi-finals has taken her points total to 5,649 and moved her up three spots to fourth in the Live WTA Rankings.<\/p>\n<p>Muchova started the event as the world No 10, and before the semi-finals, she had climbed four places to sixth in the Live Rankings, which ensured she would improve on her previous career-high ranking of eighth.<\/p>\n<p>The three-time WTA Tour title winner remains in the No 6 position after reaching the final, but she has improved her points total to 5,168.<\/p>\n<p>If Muchova wins Wimbledon, she will move onto 5,868 points, which would see her overtake both Mirra Andreeva and Gauff to become the world No 4.<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ NEXT: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tennis-features\/richest-tennis-players-family-net-worth-arthur-fery-vs-jessica-pegula-vs-emma-navarro\">Richest tennis players family net worth: Arthur Fery vs Jessica Pegula vs Emma Navarro<\/a><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!-- Article End --><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Wimbledon: Karolina Muchova closes in on rankings breakthrough with thrilling Coco Gauff win Ewan West 09 Jul 2026 5:37 PM Karolina Muchova celebrates her victory Karolina Muchova is through to her maiden Wimbledon final after she won a dramatic match tiebreak to defeat Coco Gauff in an enthralling battle. 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