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!text-xs !text-content\">\n                                Karolina Muchova with the runner-up trophy                            <\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<div class=\"ciam-article-t365\"><!-- Article Start --><\/p>\n<p>Karolina Muchova has called her loss to Linda Noskova in the Wimbledon final \u2018just a tough defeat\u2019, but insists her \u2018dream\u2019 of winning a Grand Slam title remains alive.<\/p>\n<p>The Czech lost to her fellow countrywoman in a dramatic 6-2, 5-7, 6-3 contest lasting two hours and 28 minutes.<\/p>\n<p>Noskova led 6-2, 5-2 before failing to convert five championship points, allowing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/karolina-muchova\">Muchova<\/a> to take full advantage by winning the next five games to level the match.<\/p>\n<p>However, after a tight opening game in the deciding set, the younger Czech pulled away and made no mistake the second time around, serving out the biggest victory of her career.<\/p>\n<p>At 21 years and 236 days old, Noskova also became the youngest Wimbledon champion since Petra Kvitova (21 years and 116 days) in 2011.<\/p>\n<p>Muchova had previously reached the final of the 2023 French Open, where she lost in three sets to Iga Swiatek.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Latest Tennis News<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/facts-stats\/linda-noskova-karolina-muchovas-prize-money-ranking-points-wimbledon-final\">Linda Noskova and Karolina Muchova\u2019s prize money and ranking points from Wimbledon final<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tennis-news\/greg-rusedski-reveals-bold-prediction-sinner-zverev-wimbledon-final\">Greg Rusedski reveals his bold prediction for Sinner-Zverev Wimbledon final<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cYeah, just a tough defeat,\u201d lamented Muchova during her post-match press conference.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m very disappointed. But yeah, I mean, getting to the final, I\u2019ll definitely take that before the tournament started. I had great couple of weeks. I think with the time I\u2019ll be happy with the results I\u2019ve made past weeks.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI just wanted to, you know, fight for every point. This tournament matters to me. I\u2019m like, okay, I don\u2019t want to lose 2-6, 2-6. I\u2019m like, I\u2019m going to do everything to break her serve and keep my serve. I was still believing that I can turn it around.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Prior to the final, Muchova had already beaten three former Grand Slam champions.<\/p>\n<p>In the fourth round, she defeated 2024 Wimbledon champion Barbora Krejcikova 7-5, 5-7, 6-3.<\/p>\n<p>Four-time Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka \u2013 who had defeated world No 1 Aryna Sabalenka \u2014 was her next victim, with Muchova prevailing 7-6(4), 6-4.<\/p>\n<p>The Czech then saved a match point against American Coco Gauff in a dramatic third-set tie-break to reach the showpiece match.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think today was one of my worst matches, I would say, from this tournament,\u201d she later analysed.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOn the other hand, again, credit to Linda. She played well and it made it tough for me.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Muchova went on to add: \u201cWell, I\u2019d say after the semifinals, it was pretty tough match. I definitely felt it physically.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo I would say I was a little more tired after that match with Coco. I didn\u2019t want to think of it. I was like, okay, I\u2019m going to give it my all. I think maybe that, definitely. The nerves, as well. I really, really wanted to win today. So maybe it tied my hands a little bit today from the start.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt will definitely take me few days. But again, I was in the finals.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s still pretty great achievement. It\u2019s a dream of mine, it\u2019s a goal of mine to lift that Grand Slam trophy. This is a setback, but as well a motivation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Muchova lost in the first round of Wimbledon last year, meaning she dropped just 10 ranking points when the tournament began.<\/p>\n<p>By finishing runner-up this year, she will earn 1,300 ranking points, giving her a net gain of 1,290 points.<\/p>\n<p>Prior to the tournament, Muchova\u2019s career-high ranking was world No 8 and, following her semi-final victory, she is guaranteed to rise to world No 6.<\/p>\n<p><!-- Article End --><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Karolina Muchova admits \u2018one of my worst matches\u2019 after heartbreaking Wimbledon final defeat Oliver Paton 11 Jul 2026 10:00 PM Karolina Muchova with the runner-up trophy Karolina Muchova has called her loss to Linda Noskova in the Wimbledon final \u2018just a tough defeat\u2019, but insists her \u2018dream\u2019 of winning a Grand Slam title remains alive. 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