Muchova Beats Gauff 6-2 1-6 7-6 After Saving Match Point in Wimbledon Semifinal

Karolina Muchova defeated Coco Gauff 6-2, 1-6, 7-6 (12-10) in the Wimbledon women's singles semifinal on July 9, ESPN reported. The match lasted two hours and 35 minutes and ended when Muchova won a 22-point, 18-minute deciding-set tiebreak 12-10. Gauff, the No.

7 seed and 22 years old, held a 9-8 lead in the tiebreak but missed a forehand volley into the net on her first match point. Muchova then won on her second match-point opportunity by hitting to the corner. The 29-year-old Muchova, seeded No.

10, had never previously played on Centre Court. Gauff won the second set 6-1 after breaking Muchova in the third game. Thursday marked Gauff's fifth consecutive three-set match at the tournament. She became the fourth woman in the Open Era to play five straight major matches that went to a deciding set and the third at Wimbledon.

Muchova entered the semifinal with a nine-match win streak after winning the Bad Homburg title on grass in June. She had lost only one set in her 2026 Wimbledon run and defeated 2024 champion Barbora Krejcikova in the fourth round and Naomi Osaka in the quarterfinals. " Muchova said: "In my head, [I] was just like I have to keep hitting.

Muchova advanced to face Linda Noskova in the final. Gauff had six wins in seven previous career meetings against Muchova, including the 2023 US Open semifinal, but the pair had never played each other on grass.