Linda Noskova recovers from 2nd-set meltdown to win Wimbledon and claim her 1st Grand Slam title

Linda Noskova is the latest in a long line of Czech women to win Wimbledon.

LONDON — Linda Noskova is the latest in a long line of Czech women to win Wimbledon.

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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.