Linda Noskova said seeing the trophy sitting by Centre Court helped her refocus at a key time, and Karolina Muchova said she would use the defeat as motivation
After courting disaster in the second set, the new women’s singles champion emulated compatriots Jana Novotna, Petra Kvitova, Marketa Vondrousova and Barbora Krejcikova
The 21-year-old recovered from missing five championship points in the second set to beat her fellow Czech and friend 6-2, 5-7, 6-3 for her first grand slam title