Czech youngster Linda Noskova recovered from missing five championship points to beat her friend Karolina Muchova and win an extraordinary and dramatic Wimbledon final.
Noskova looked on course for a routine victory when she led 6-2 5-2 - but crumbled with the finishing line in sight as 10th seed Muchova won five games in a row to force a decider.
However, the 21-year-old showed remarkable resilience to reset and finally clinch a 6-2 5-7 6-3 victory.
Noskova's second-set collapse was excruciating to watch for the 15,000-strong crowd on Centre Court, but the way in which she mentally reset in the decider was admirable.
Serving for the ****** le again an hour after her first attempt, Noskova hit an ace to set up a sixth championship point and converted it with a service winner.
Noskova looked on course for a routine victory when she led 6-2 5-2 - but crumbled with the finishing line in sight as 10th seed Muchova won five games in a row to force a decider.
However, the 21-year-old showed remarkable resilience to reset and finally clinch a 6-2 5-7 6-3 victory.
Noskova's second-set collapse was excruciating to watch for the 15,000-strong crowd on Centre Court, but the way in which she mentally reset in the decider was admirable.
Serving for the ****** le again an hour after her first attempt, Noskova hit an ace to set up a sixth championship point and converted it with a service winner.
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