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21-Year-Old Noskova Wins Wimbledon in an Extraordinary Comeback Final
Times of India·Sunday, 12 July 2026
Linda Noskova defeated fellow Czech Karolina Muchova 6-2, 5-7, 6-3 to win her first Wimbledon title at just 21. She squandered five match points in the second set before sealing victory on her sixth chance. The win makes her the youngest Wimbledon champion since Petra Kvitova in 2011 and the third Czech woman to win Wimbledon in four years.
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Wimbledon is one of sport's biggest stages — a 21-year-old winning it in a comeback final is the kind of story that transcends tennis.
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