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'I'm taking the big one' - how Noskova stared down heartbreak to win Wimbledon
LONDON, July 11 : For most 21-year-old players in their first Grand Slam final, squandering five match points from a position of complete domination would represent an existential crisis that would be impossible to recover from.Linda Noskova proved she is made of tougher stuff though as she banished the mental demons and recovered her equilibrium to beat fellow Czech and friend Karolina Muchova 6-2 5-7 6-3 in the Wimbledon showpiece.When the ninth seed led 5-2 in the second set, it seemed only a matter of minutes before she would be lifting aloft the Venus Rosewater Dish on a sunlit Centre Court and join an illustrious list of fellow Czechs to win the title.Instead, she saw three match points come and go as Muchova served at 2-5, served a double-fault on another one at 5-3 as the nerves to
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