Gauff falls to Muchova in Wimbledon semifinal thriller, setting up all-Czech final

Match point heartbreak

Coco Gauff was one point away from her first Wimbledon final, leading 9-8 in the third-set tiebreak against Karolina Muchova. She attempted a drop shot, but the ball clipped the net, and Muchova seized the moment to win the next three points and the match 6-2, 1-6, 7-6(12-10). The contest lasted 2 hours and 35 minutes under temperatures above 30°C.

Gauff's reaction

The 22-year-old American, a two-time major champion, said she had no regrets about the shot selection, comparing her missed opportunity to Roger Federer's lost match points in the 2019 Wimbledon final and Jannik Sinner's at Roland Garros last year.

I just panicked a little bit. It just takes moments like this to learn from, have more of a clear, concise plan of what I want to do.

Gauff added that she left everything on the court and that such moments are part of becoming a great champion.

Muchova's resurgence

Muchova, 29, reached her second Grand Slam final (after Roland Garros 2023) and extended her grass-court winning streak to 10 matches, having won the Bad Homburg title before Wimbledon. She overwhelmed Naomi Osaka in the quarterfinals and saved a match point against Gauff.

It sounds really beautiful to be in the final. It was a huge fight. You're up and down, you don't have time to think, but it was a match of a lot of nerves.

All-Czech final

In the second semifinal, 21-year-old Linda Noskova defeated Ukraine's Marta Kostyuk in straight sets to set up the first all-Czech Wimbledon women's final since 2024. The winner will join a list of Czech champions that includes Jana Novotna (1998), Petra Kvitova (2011, 2014), Marketa Vondrousova (2023), and Barbora Krejcikova (2024).

Other notable results

British wildcard Arthur Fery continued his remarkable run, beating Flavio Cobolli in straight sets to become only the second men's wildcard semifinalist in Wimbledon history, after Goran Ivanisevic in 2001.