Karolina Muchova beats Coco Gauff, reaches her maiden Wimbledon final
09 Jul 2026

Czech tennis star Karolina Muchova reached the 2026 Wimbledon final after beating seventh seed Coco Gauff.

Muchova won the women's singles semi-final, a three-set thriller, on Centre Court. After two contrasting sets, the Czech star beat Gauff 12-10 in the super tie-break.

Notably, Muchova reached her maiden Wimbledon final and a second at Grand Slams.

Gauff had earlier qualified for her first Wimbledon semi-final.

Muchova attains this feat
Fact

At 29, Muchova has become the oldest woman to reach her maiden singles final at Wimbledon since Nathalie Tauziat (30y 249d in 1998), as per Opta. Overall, the former is the fourth-oldest Wimbledon finalist (women's singles) in the Open Era.