Karolina Muchova ended Coco Gauffs run at Wimbledon with a 6-2, 1-6, 7-6 (10) victory Thursday that ended with a drama-filled tiebreaker, to become the fourth Czech woman in the last six years to reach the final of the grass-cou rt Grand Slam.It will be the ninth-ranked Muchovas second Grand Slam final after losing to Iga Swiatek in the 2023 French Open championship match.IN CASE YOU MISSED IT | Serena Williams loses in opening round at WimbledonMuchova could face another Czech player in Saturdays final, with Linda Noskova to play Marta Kostyuk of Ukraine in the other semifinal next on Centre Court.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).FROM THE ARCHIVES | Wimbledon is only ever played on grass courtsFor Gauff, it was still her most successful Wimbledon. Previously, the seventh-ranked American had gone only as far as the fourth round three times including during her breakthrough run as a 15-year-old in 2019.The mens 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. ...read more read less