Linda Noskova produces "one of the all-time greatest efforts on Centre Court" to win Wimbledon - and thanks her late mother, Ivana, for inspiring her.

As Linda Noskova stepped up to the baseline, Wimbledon's Centre Court crowd held its breath. She led 6-2 5-2 earlier and had five championship points against Karolina Muchova, but Noskova's nerves had hit, and she found herself dragged to a deciding set. But this time, on championship point number six, a serve came cracking down that Muchova could barely get a racquet to, the ball trickling away just a few yards along the grass. Noskova, after a remarkable show of resilience and determination, was the Wimbledon champion. To recover from the position she found herself in was - in the words of the legendary John McEnroe - "one of the all-time greatest efforts you will ever see on this court". After thanking her family, and with father Drahos watching from the stands, Noskova said: "There's one more person that I want to thank, which is my mum. With tears in her eyes, she kissed her right hand and raised it skywards as the crowd gave her a standing ovation. Noskova's mother, Ivana, died of cancer on the eve of Wimbledon 2024. Noskova, who was then 19, played on the Monday, and won her first match at SW19.