Tenth seed Karolina Muchova overcame a second-set dip and a nerve-shredding third-set battle, saving a match point in the deciding tiebreak, to defeat seventh seed Coco Gauff 6-2 1-6 7-6(10) and reach her first Wimbledon final.
At the start, Muchova stormed to a 5-1 lead in just 27 minutes. Trailing 4-1, Gauff had a golden opportunity to shift the momentum when she raced to a 40-0 lead on Muchova’s serve. However, Muchova saved all three break points to hold for 5-1 and further tighten her grip on the set. She then wrapped it up in style with her first ace, taking it 6-2. Despite landing just 41% of her first serves, Muchova was in complete control throughout the opener, as Gauff found herself 0-6 in break point conversion.
Early in the second set, Gauff once again earned a 40-0 lead on Muchova’s serve and finally made it count, converting her ninth break point of the match to move 3-1 ahead as the contest entered its second hour. Playing with renewed confidence and aggression, Gauff cruised through the rest of the set to force a decider—her 24th three-set match of the season.
The players battled shoulder to shoulder throughout the third set. At 4-4, Gauff had an opportunity to seize the advantage in the longest game of the semifinal, but she was unable to convert either of two break chances as Muchova held serve to keep the set on level terms. The pattern continued, sending the match into a deciding tiebreak.
The tiebreak was even more tense than the buildup to it, with Gauff mostly playing catch-up as Muchova maintained the lead. However, at 8-8, Muchova missed a backhand to hand Gauff a match point. Moments later, the Czech had one of her own, and after Gauff saved it, Muchova earned another opportunity and converted it to seal a dramatic tiebreak victory.
Muchova is now on a career-best ten-match Tour-level winning streak, having captured the Bad Homburg title in the lead-up to Wimbledon after defeating Naomi Osaka in the final, which ended with Osaka retiring. The Czech is now a two-time Grand Slam finalist, having previously finished runner-up at Roland Garros in 2023.
Nobody mentioned yet that we gonna have new GS champion this time