LONDON (AP) 鈥� Karolina Muchova ended at with a 6-2, 1-6, 7-6 (10) victory Thursday that ended with a drama-filled tiebreaker, to become the fourth Czech woman in the last six years to reach the final of the grass-court Grand Slam.
It will be the ninth-ranked Muchova鈥檚 second Grand Slam final after losing to Iga Swiatek in the 2023 French Open championship match.
Muchova could face another Czech player in Saturday鈥檚 final, with Linda Noskova to play Marta Kostyuk of Ukraine in the other semifinal next on Centre Court.
The other Czech women in the Wimbledon final recently were: Karolina Pliskova (runner-up in 2021); Marketa Vondrousova (champion in 2023); and Barbora Krejcikova (champion in 2024).
For Gauff, it was still her most successful Wimbledon. Previously, the seventh-ranked American had gone only as far as the fourth round three times 鈥� including during her breakthrough run as a 15-year-old in 2019.
The men鈥檚 semifinals on Friday feature top-ranked and defending champion against seven-time Wimbledon winner and French Open champion against British wild card .
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