Linda Noskova recovers from 2nd-set meltdown to win Wimbledon and claim her 1st Grand Slam title
LONDON (AP) -- Linda Noskova is the latest in a long line of Czech women to win Wimbledon.
The 21-year-old Noskova recovered from a second-set meltdown in which she wasted five match points to overcome Karolina Muchova 6-2, 5-7, 6-3 in an all-Czech final on Saturday for her first Grand Slam trophy.
When Noskova finally won it with a service winner on her sixth match point, she covered her face and dropped down to the grass on her back. "It's never easy to get the last point," Noskova said. "Karo
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