Noskova wins women’s singles after 6-2, 5-7, 6-3 victory
‘What really helped me … the trophies were there’
A jubilant Linda Noskova said seeing the Wimbledon trophy sitting by Centre Court helped her reset at a vital time as she clinched her first grand slam title with a dramatic 6-2, 5-7, 6-3 victory over her fellow Czech Karolina Muchova at Wimbledon.
The 21-year-old led 6-2, 5-2 only to miss five match points as Muchova levelled but Noskova took a bathroom break and reset brilliantly to become the sixth Czech woman to lift the title in the Open era.
“What really helped me, the first step I took off court, the trophies were there,” Noskova said. “I was like: ‘I’m not going to take the small one, I’m taking the big one. I have been so close. This will probably be the heartbreak of my life.’ I just kind of started to focus on myself all over again, which was the key point.”
