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LONDON (AP) \u2014 Karolina Muchova ended Coco Gauff\u2019s run at Wimbledon in a drama-filled tiebreaker to reach the final on Thursday.<\/p>\n

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Muchova won 6-2, 1-6, 7-6 (10) to become the fourth Czech woman in the last six years to reach the championship match of the grass-court Grand Slam.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was such a big fight,\u201d Muchova said. \u201cIt was a roller coaster.\u201d<\/p>\n

Gauff wasted a match point in the tiebreaker when she dinked an attackable forehand into the net to follow a powerful first serve.<\/p>\n

Muchova then produced a lob winner to set up her first match point, which she lost when she slipped to the grass and a passing shot from Gauff sailed by her.<\/p>\n

But Muchova quickly set up another match point and produced a series of shots to the corners. Gauff, on the full run, reached the last ball but her forehand response landed in the net and Muchova covered her hands in disbelief.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou\u2019re up and down in 10 seconds. You have a match point, then match point down. It\u2019s no time to think, but very nerve-wracking,\u201d Muchova said. \u201cI\u2019m really kind of shaking and trying to sink it in.\u201d<\/p>\n

Earlier in the tiebreaker, Muchova produced a diving forehand volley winner at full stretch that brought back memories of the way three-time Wimbledon champion Boris Becker used to play. She ended up face down on the grass, her racket lying next to her, as the crowd roared. <\/p>\n

Czech representation<\/h3>\n

It will be the ninth-ranked Muchova\u2019s second Grand Slam final after losing to Iga Swiatek in the 2023 French Open championship match.<\/p>\n

Muchova could face another Czech player in Saturday\u2019s final, with Linda Noskova to play Marta Kostyuk of Ukraine in the other semifinal next on Centre Court.<\/p>\n

The other Czech women in the Wimbledon final recently were: Karolina Pliskova (runner-up in 2021); Marketa Vondrousova (champion in 2023); and Barbora Krejcikova (champion in 2024).<\/p>\n

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While Muchova has been slowed by injuries to both wrists over the past two years, she has now reached the semifinals or better at all four Grand Slams.<\/p>\n

Gauff\u2019s Wimbledon history<\/h3>\n

For Gauff, it was still her most successful Wimbledon. Previously, the seventh-ranked American had gone only as far as the fourth round three times \u2013 including during her breakthrough run as a 15-year-old in 2019.<\/p>\n

Gauff had had won six of her seven previous matches against Muchova.<\/p>\n

But Muchova has been nearly unbeatable on grass this year and extended her record this season on the surface to 11-1 after a title in Bad Homburg, Germany. Her only loss on grass this year came against Madison Keys in the Berlin Open round of 16.<\/p>\n

Muchova beat Gauff for the first time in April on clay in Stuttgart, Germany.<\/p>\n

It was another hot day in London with the temperature soaring to 91 degrees Fahreinheit (33 Celsius), prompting spectators to fan themselves in the stands in an attempt to keep cool.<\/p>\n

Muchova appeared to be struggling physically as the match wore on, bending over in exhaustion after one long rally and holding her abdomen in apparent pain during the final game.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m OK,\u201d Muchova said. \u201cI just was trying to catch a breath.\u201d<\/p>\n

Muchova said she took a photo of Centre Court when she came to practice on the famed lawn ahead of her first career match on the most revered court in tennis.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere are so many of us tennis players and I don\u2019t think many of us get to play on this court,\u201d she said. \u201cIt\u2019s just a nice moment to experience all of this and this court is beautiful.\u201d<\/p>\n

The men\u2019s semifinals on Friday feature top-ranked and defending champion Jannik Sinner against seven-time Wimbledon winner Novak Djokovic and French Open champion Alexander Zverev against British wild card Arthur Fery.<\/p>\n

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Associated Press writer Mattias Kar\u00e9n contributed to this report. <\/p>\n

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AP tennis: https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/tennis<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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