With a 6-2, 5-7, 6-3 victory over her Olympic doubles partner, Czech compatriot and friend Karolina Muchova, Noskova prevailed at the All England Club in her first Grand Slam final to win the most prestigious of her three career singles titles.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
She took a bathroom break after the second set and spotted the two trophies in the clubhouse. She stared at the small salver for the runner-up and stumbled upon the Venus Rosewater Dish, the exact source of inspiration and motivation Noskova needed. From there, she never let the momentum shift again.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cI was in the bathroom; I just splashed some cold water on me, started over again,\u201d she said. \u201cBut what really helped me, like the first step I took off court, the trophies were there. I was like, I'm not going to take the small one, I'm taking the big one. I have been so close. This will probably be the heartbreak of my life.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cI was looking at the big one. I was like, I'm taking this one no matter what. If I'm going to leave my soul on court in the third set, whatever that be. I was just telling myself that the match is starting over.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cI just kind of started to focus on myself all over again, which was the key point. I started over. I would say that maybe the key point was the first game that I held my serve [in the third set]\u201d.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cI was looking at the big one. I was like, I'm taking this one no matter what. If I'm going to leave my soul on court in the third set, whatever that be. I was just telling myself that the match is starting over.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Noskova is now the fifth Grand Slam singles champion to represent Czechia and the third Czech woman to win Wimbledon in the past four years, further cementing the country's remarkable success on the sport's biggest stage. She is now the first since Maria Sharapova in 2004 to win both the lead-up and the major on grass.<\/p>\r\n\r\n