Noskova was imperious once again behind her serve, winning 75% of first serve points, while also converting an impressive 83% of points at the net to outclass Kostyuk in the 81-minute contest.<\/p>\n
The 21-year-old advances to an all-Czech final with Karolina Muchova<\/a>, with a first-time Grand Slam champion guaranteed on Centre Court.<\/p>\n 18:34 CET – The first set has gone the way of Czechia’s Linda Noskova<\/a>, with the 21-year-old converting 89% of points behind her first serve before breaking in the 10th game\u00a0to take it 6-4<\/a> in 43 minutes.<\/p>\n 17:55 CET –\u00a0Linda Noskova<\/a> and Marta Kostyuk<\/a> are now underway on Centre Court in today’s second women’s semi-final.<\/p>\n Follow point-by-point coverage right here.<\/a><\/p>\n 17:14 CET –\u00a0Karolina Muchova<\/a> is through to a maiden Wimbledon final, with the Czech 10th seed recovering from a mid-match wobble to edge past Coco Gauff<\/a> in a thrilling deciding-set tiebreak, 6-2, 1-6, 7-6(10)<\/a>.<\/p>\n The 29-year-old was visibly tight and in some discomfort during the closing stages of the rollercoaster contest, but she managed to find some big winners on the key points, as well as saving a match point, to secure a landmark victory in her career.<\/p>\n Muchova, who fired down 31 winners across the three sets and saved 11 of 13 break-point opportunities against her own serve,\u00a0is through to a second Grand Slam final, and will face either compatriot Linda Noskova<\/a> or Ukraine’s Marta Kostyuk<\/a> in Saturday’s final.<\/p>\n Read the full match report here!<\/a><\/p>\n 15:52 CET – Gauff strikes back!<\/p>\n The American has responded in style to that first set, upping her game massively and winning the second 6-1 in barely over half an hour. She was much more aggressive, and her serving was much better – she lost just four points on her serve.<\/p>\n To a decider we go.<\/p>\n 15:18 CET –\u00a0Muchova makes a sensational start!<\/p>\n The Czech player has claimed the opening set 6-2 in 42 minutes thanks to some excellent tennis, especially on the biggest points. She faced one break point more than Gauff, but saved all five of them while converting two on the American’s serve.<\/p>\n Gauff has been far from her best, winning just 10 out of 18 points on her first serve and making 12 unforced errors.<\/p>\n 13:15 CET –\u00a0We’re just over an hour away from the clash between Muchova and Gauff, one that’s really not easy to call.<\/p>\n Gauff may be the more reputable player and may lead the H2H 6-1, but as we said, Muchova won their most recent meeting, and she’s looked the more impressive of the two at Wimbledon this year.<\/p>\n Across her six matches, the Czech player has dropped just one set, and the fact that she didn’t do so last time out against Naomi Osaka<\/a> was especially impressive. On the flip side, Gauff has only won her opening-round clash in straight sets.<\/p>\n The two have never met on grass before, so this is very much uncharted territory.<\/p>\n 10:30 CET – Good morning and welcome to our coverage of women’s semi-finals day at Wimbledon 2026!<\/p>\n Play gets underway in a few hours on Centre Court, as seventh seed Coco Gauff<\/a> takes on Czechia’s Karolina Muchova<\/a> in what is a maiden Wimbledon semi-final<\/a> for both players.<\/p>\n The American leads a one-sided head-to-head 6-1, although Muchova did win their last meeting in Stuttgart<\/a> back in April.<\/p>\n The second semi-final<\/a> sees Ukrainian 12th seed Marta Kostyuk<\/a> come up against rising Czech star Linda Noskova<\/a>, as both women target a maiden Grand Slam final.<\/p>\n Kostyuk won their only previous meeting a few months ago in the Madrid quarter-finals, prevailing 7-6(1), 6-0<\/a>.<\/p>\n![\"Key](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/03eeaf16-320d-422f-a1a4-1eb6776dd77c.jpg\" "\\"Key")
Key match statsFlashscore<\/p>\n![\"Noskova](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/f18590da-78a7-4cb3-bf87-15a36cef9849.jpg\" "\\"Noskova")
Noskova in action during the opening stagesREUTERS \/ Andrew Couldridge<\/p>\n![\"Key](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/646f401f-fad9-4728-9ba5-209f17c6bd69.jpg\" "\\"Key")
Key match statsFlashscore<\/p>\n![\"Win](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/5009cccb-3256-4694-808d-117eabf3f1cd.jpg\" "\\"Win")
Win probability ahead of the deciding setFlashscore<\/p>\n