Czech Republic's Karolina Muchova celebrates winning against US player Coco Gauff during their women's singles semi-final match on the eleventh day of the 2026 Wimbledon Championships on Thursday.
Czech 10th seed Karolina Muchova saved a match point to reach her first Wimbledon final with a pulsating three-set win against Coco Gauff on Thursday.
Muchova held her nerve in a gripping final set tie-break, winning 6-2, 1-6, 7-6 (12/10) in two hours and 35 minutes in searing temperatures on Centre Court.
In the final, Muchova will face Czech ninth seed Linda Noskova or Ukrainian 12th seed Marta Kostyuk, who meet in the other semi-final later on Thursday.
Muchova is into her second Grand Slam final and her first since finishing as the 2023 French Open runner-up.
