Ninth seed beats fellow Czech 6-2, 5-7, 6-3 Muchova falls short in second career major final As one of her worst nightmares on a tennis court appeared to be unfolding before her disbelieving eyes, Linda Noskova walked solemnly to her chair with both index fingers plugged into her ears. She was attempting to block out the roars of a booming Centre Court crowd, which had erupted in jubilation at her failure to convert no fewer than six match points. But the 21-year-old knew deep down that what s