Following Kvitova’s footsteps, Linda Noskova crowns Wimbledon dream | Tennis News
Fifteen years ago, as Petra Kvitova tasted her first Grand Slam success, a six-year-old Linda Noskova sat watching in awe from afar. By 2014, when Kvitova emerged victorious again, the starry-eyed kid from Czech Republic’s Vsetín had firmed up her desire to emulate the two-time Wimbledon champion. On Saturday, Noskova lived her dream. She became the youngest women’s champion at SW19 since her idol Kvitova in 2011. Noskova got the better of friend and Paris Olympics doubles partner Karolina Muchova in a sinusoidal thriller, turning the tide in the decider after squandering five championship points and a 5-2 lead in the second set. In a match befitting a final, the wisdom of Muchova’s experience nearly prevailed before the fearlessness of Noskova’s youth came up trumps. Momentum swung wildly, and there was a phase when Noskova did not know where the next point would come from. But in the end, she was able to summon her evident big-serving, heavy-hitting powers to bail her out and won 6-2, 5-7, 6-3. Muchova struggled at the start amid the …
