The women’s singles final is the first involving two players from the same country since Serena defeated Venus Williams in 2009.
The Venus Rosewater Dish is the iconic, sterling silver salver, which is the top prize to be handed over to Czech hands at Wimbledon on Saturday.
The women’s singles draw has been whittled down from 128 challengers to just two. No.10 seed Karolina Muchova and No.9 seed Linda Noskova will walk onto Centre Court together.
Who will lift their maiden Grand Slam title?
💪 The context / The current form
Ahead of their respective semi-finals on Thursday, Karolina Muchova and Linda Noskova graced the turf of Centre Court for the very first time for a brief practice. They’d never even seen it.
48 hours on and it’s time for this Top 20 duo to write their name into history.
The Czech dynasty continues to yield astonishing success for a nation just shy of 11 million people. Czech-born Martina Navratilova set the precedent by ruling SW19 nine times. Jana Novotna’s emotion-filled 1998 triumph was replicated by Petra Kvitova in 2011 and 2014. On top of that, Marketa Vondrousova (2023) and Barbora Krejcikova (2024) kept the Czech success flourishing in recent times.
For Muchova, it’s a case of re-writing her story of perseverance, following a multitude of injuries either side of a runner-up finish at Roland-Garros 2023.
The Roland-Garros grounds were the setting for the Paris 2024 Olympics tennis, when Muchova and Noskova combined to finish fourth in their national colours in the women’s doubles.
The Olympians are tied for the most Tour-level grass court wins this season, holding a 11-1 record. Muchova lifted Bad Homburg title, Noskova captured the Berlin trophy.
For Noskova, at 21 years and 236 days, she could become the youngest Wimbledon champion since Kvitova (21 years, 116 days ) in 2011.
🏆 Their 2026 tournament
Just look at the names Muchova has dispatched.
The 29-year-old has used her extensive variety and all-court craft to overcome three Grand Slam champions in a row.
Also, Muchova saved match point in the third-set tie-break of her semi-final against No.7 seed Coco Gauff. It’s been a “rollercoaster” and it’s been thrilling. Make sure you check out the highlights for the tie-break against Coco.
1st round: victory against Anastasia Zakharova 6-3, 6-2 (58mins)
2nd round: victory against Shuai Zhang 6-3, 6-2 (1hr 9mins)
3rd round: victory against Mananchaya Sawangkaew 6-2, 7-6(1) (1hr 28mins)
Round of 16: victory against Barbora Krejcikova 7-5, 5-7, 6-3 (2hrs 45mins)
Quarter-finals: victory against Naomi Osaka 7-6(4), 6-4 (1hr 40mins)
Semi-finals: victory against Coco Gauff 6-2, 1-6, 7-6[12-10] (2hrs 35mins)
Just like her compatriot, Noskova has saved a match point en route to a maiden Grand Slam final in the third-round clash with No.17 seed Sorana Cirstea.
Since then, Noskova has been the dominant force, taking all six sets against three opponents. So much power, so assured, the Czech is going to take some stopping.
1st round: victory against Ella Seidel 6-4, 6-3 (1hr 10mins)
2nd round: victory against Camila Osorio 6-3, 4-6, 6-2 (2hrs 1min)
3rd round: victory against Sorana Cirstea 2-6, 6-3, 7-6(9) (2hrs 16mins)
Round of 16: victory against Madison Keys 6-4, 7-6(2) (1hr 33mins)
Quarter-finals: victory against Elise Mertens 6-3, 7-5 (1hr 50mins)
Semi-finals: victory against Marta Kostyuk 6-4, 6-4 (1hr 19mins)
🆚 Face-to-face
The Czech mates have met once in a professional setting before. Last year in New York City Muchova reeled in her compatriot 6-7(5), 6-4, 6-2 to reach the US Open Last 16.
🎤 Heard in media
Karolina Muchova: "It's a very special moment. It's a great achievement. This is one of the biggest tournaments that we have with all the history, so many legends were playing here, as well to just get to play on the Centre Court, it was so nice.
“Just incredibly glad and happy that it happened and that I have a chance to play another final.”
Linda Noskova: “I always like to see any fellow Czech players to have any success. Karolina is a great player, great person. Especially we got to know each other a lot during Olympics a couple of years ago (Paris 2024).
“We spent a lot of time together because we played doubles and almost got the medal. I feel like that was the main week for us to kind of get to know each other.”
ROLAND-GARROS
17 May - 6 June 2027
