Speaking of which … here’s Simon Cambers’s preview of the women’s final:

It feels somehow fitting that at the end of one of the most open women’s singles events in history, two Czech players should find themselves fighting it out for the biggest title in the game. Saturday’s clash between Karolina Muchova and Linda Noskova is the first all-Czech Wimbledon final, but it is also the latest example of a long line of Czech players who have found grass the surface on which to show their best. Martina Navratilova, perhaps the greatest female player of all time, started the ball rolling when she won the first of her record nine Wimbledon titles in 1978 (she was officially a US citizen by the time she played Hana Mandlikova in the 1986 final). Jana Novotna won in 1998, Petra Kvitova triumphed twice, in 2011 and 2014, and with Marketa Vondrousova winning in 2023 and Barbora Krejcikova following up in 2024, it means that whoever wins on Saturday will provide Czechia with a third Wimbledon champion in four years and sixth of the open era. It is a remarkable achievement, a conveyor belt of talent that must be the envy of the rest of the world. Muchova will be appearing in her second grand slam final, having lost to Iga Swiatek at Roland Garros in 2023 while the 21-year-old Noskova, eight years younger and seeded one spot higher at No 9, is appearing in her first. Both women won grass-court titles in the run-up to Wimbledon. In terms of experience, Muchova has a clear edge and a game that would seem perfect for grass, even if her record at Wimbledon has been somewhat odd. She reached the quarter-finals in her first two appearances but has lost in the first round in each of the last four years. Injuries, confidence and occasionally someone playing out of her skin were all contributing factors, but she has everything: a good serve, fine athleticism, power, a great slice and variety.

It feels somehow fitting that at the end of one of the most open women’s singles events in history, two Czech players should find themselves fighting it out for the biggest title in the game. Saturday’s clash between Karolina Muchova and Linda Noskova is the first all-Czech Wimbledon final, but it is also the latest example of a long line of Czech players who have found grass the surface on which to show their best.

Martina Navratilova, perhaps the greatest female player of all time, started the ball rolling when she won the first of her record nine Wimbledon titles in 1978 (she was officially a US citizen by the time she played Hana Mandlikova in the 1986 final).

Jana Novotna won in 1998, Petra Kvitova triumphed twice, in 2011 and 2014, and with Marketa Vondrousova winning in 2023 and Barbora Krejcikova following up in 2024, it means that whoever wins on Saturday will provide Czechia with a third Wimbledon champion in four years and sixth of the open era.

It is a remarkable achievement, a conveyor belt of talent that must be the envy of the rest of the world. Muchova will be appearing in her second grand slam final, having lost to Iga Swiatek at Roland Garros in 2023 while the 21-year-old Noskova, eight years younger and seeded one spot higher at No 9, is appearing in her first.

Both women won grass-court titles in the run-up to Wimbledon.

In terms of experience, Muchova has a clear edge and a game that would seem perfect for grass, even if her record at Wimbledon has been somewhat odd.

She reached the quarter-finals in her first two appearances but has lost in the first round in each of the last four years. Injuries, confidence and occasionally someone playing out of her skin were all contributing factors, but she has everything: a good serve, fine athleticism, power, a great slice and variety.

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