Wimbledon champion Linda Noskova staying low-key ahead of US Open

[p]"No, for me, I always come to a ‌tournament with a completely new kind of mental state, I ‌guess," Czech sixth seed [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/noskova-linda/zHMiAkw6/"]Noskova[/a] told reporters on Friday.[/p][p]"[b]For ‌me, it has always been very important to focus on each match like nothing ever happened before. No success or ‌no failure[/b]."[/p][p]Noskova had to survive the agony ⁠of squandering five match ‌points to outlast compatriot [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/muchova-karolina/Or4Qa1ye/"]Karolina Muchova[/a] in the final of ​the grasscourt major to become the third Czech woman to win the Wimbledon title in four ​years.[/p][p]The 21-year-old Noskova admitted she is still getting used to life as a Grand Slam champion, an accomplishment ⁠that has given ​her the belief that more titles are possible.[/p][embed guid="c54f82e1-1170-483c-956d-794c6361bde2" url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EXTLLlBWQJU" social-type="youtube" /][p]"[b]It's still all brand new, so it's very tough to get used to whatever comes in this way[/b]," Noskova said.[/p][p]"[b]But I ‌feel like I have learned mainly the fact that ... it's possible for me to do it, for me to make it till the very end, and just lift Grand Slam trophy[/b]."[/p][p]Noskova's Wimbledon triumph was followed by a string of new experiences she is still beaming about, including meeting Czech President Petr Pavel.[/p][p]"That was huge," a smiling Noskova said. "I was so excited from ‌the invite.[/p][p]"[b]But also, the things that like my hometown ​welcomed me. 3,000 people came to one place. That ‌was incredible to see just a bunch of people that actually watched the match[/b]."[/p][p]Noskova, who is in the top half of the US Open draw with defending champion [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/sabalenka-aryna/vyhksgUB/"]Aryna Sabalenka[/a] and third seed [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/pegula-jessica/KdojxrAR/"]⁠Jessica Pegula[/a], will face ⁠American [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/volynets-katie/vw1oqIPi/"]Katie Volynets[/a] in ‌the first round.[/p]