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Muchova topples Gauff in thriller to reach Wimbledon final for first time
LONDON, July 9 : Karolina Muchova ended Coco Gauff's incredible run of living dangerously at this year's Wimbledon as she saved a match point to topple the American in a 6-2 1-6 7-6 (12-10) thriller to keep alive hopes of setting up an all-Czech final at a Grand Slam for the first time. With compatriot Linda Noskova taking on Ukrainian Marta Kostyuk in Thursday's second-semi final, Muchova's passage to Saturday's final meant there could be a third Czech in four years holding aloft the Venus Rosewater Dish following the triumphs of Marketa Vondrousova in 2023 and Barbora Krejcikova in 2024. No one would have guessed that Muchova is allergic to grass, and requires "a lot of pills, sprays, eyedrops" just to step onto the most famous patch of turf in tennis. While spectators struggled to stay
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