As Linda Noskova stepped up to the baseline, Wimbledon's Centre Court crowd held its breath.
When she led 6-2 5-2 with five championship points against Karolina Muchova, Noskova's nerves had hit, and she found herself dragged to a deciding set.
But this time, on championship point number six, a serve came cracking down that Muchova could barely get a racquet to, the ball trickling away just a few yards along the grass.
Noskova, after a remarkable show of resilience and determination, was the Wimbledon champion.
To recover from the position she found herself in was - in the words of the legendary John McEnroe - "one of the all-time greatest efforts you will ever see on this court".
When she led 6-2 5-2 with five championship points against Karolina Muchova, Noskova's nerves had hit, and she found herself dragged to a deciding set.
But this time, on championship point number six, a serve came cracking down that Muchova could barely get a racquet to, the ball trickling away just a few yards along the grass.
Noskova, after a remarkable show of resilience and determination, was the Wimbledon champion.
To recover from the position she found herself in was - in the words of the legendary John McEnroe - "one of the all-time greatest efforts you will ever see on this court".
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