Czech youngster Linda Noskova recovers from missing five championship points to beat Karolina Muchova in an extraordinary Wimbledon final.

Czech youngster Linda Noskova recovered from missing five championship points to beat her friend Karolina Muchova and win an extraordinary and dramatic Wimbledon final. Noskova looked on course for a routine victory when she led 6-2 5-2 - but crumbled with the finishing line in sight as 10th seed Muchova won five games in a row to force a decider. However, the 21-year-old showed remarkable resilience to reset and finally clinch a 6-2 5-7 6-3 victory. "It feels incredible. Physically and mentally it has been tough - it is never easy to get the last point," said Noskova. Speaking to Muchova, she added: "You made it so tough for me. I'm glad I played my first major final with you and I think we made history today." Noskova paid tribute to her family in her on-court speech afterwards - including her mother, Ivana, who died on the eve of Wimbledon two years ago. "I want to thank my dad for coming here, for my family flying here - I know you don't like flying so I appreciate it," she said as she teared up. "There is one more person I'd like to thank. I'd like to thank my mum. I wouldn't be here without her."