Wimbledon finalists by numbers: All-rounder Muchova in form of life vs debutant Noskova

[p][b]1 – [/b]The two players have faced each other only once in their careers. That match also took place at a Grand Slam. Last year, [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/tennis/muchova-k-Or4Qa1ye/noskova-l-zHMiAkw6/?mid=KrUXathn"]in the battle for a spot in the US Open round of 16[/a], the more experienced [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/muchova-karolina/Or4Qa1ye/"]Muchova[/a] came out on top, even though [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/noskova-linda/zHMiAkw6/"]Noskova[/a] took the first set in a tie-break. That result was partly down to luck, as she made a lot of errors. In total, she racked up 12 double faults and 47 unforced errors (Muchová had 2 and 25, respectively).[/p][embed guid="1f9dd5b9-3200-4a21-9dea-f3e3e2ed4397" url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VnV3emXRK9o" social-type="youtube" /][p][b]2 – [/b]For Muchova, this will be her second Grand Slam final. She played her first three years ago on the clay of Paris. She put up an unexpected fight against then-world number one [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/swiatek-iga/jNyZsXZe/"]Iga Swiątek[/a], [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/tennis/muchova-k-Or4Qa1ye/swiatek-i-jNyZsXZe/?mid=Gtn0piek"]losing only after three sets (2:6, 7:5, 4:6)[/a], and even led 2:0 in the deciding set after two consecutive games won to love.[/p][p][b]3 – [/b]Out of the last four editions of the tournament, three have been won by Czech players. What’s remarkable is that each time it was a different player (in 2023, [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/vondrousova-marketa/EgKYrSR5/"]Marketa Vondrousova[/a] celebrated, taking over the silver plate from [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/krejcikova-barbora/2FyACZYi/"]Barbora Krejcikova[/a]; and in 2021, [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/pliskova-karolina/xGn9KNfO/"]Karolína Pliskova[/a] reached the final). In the 1950s, American players managed to win Wimbledon four times in a row, each time with a different champion.[/p][p][b]4 – [/b]This will be Muchova’s fourth WTA final this year. She has already fought for the title in Doha, Stuttgart, and Bad Homburg, making her, alongside American [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/pegula-jessica/KdojxrAR/"]Jessica Pegula[/a], one of only two players to reach a final on all three surfaces this season.[/p][embed guid="a5130ca0-e04a-4fad-ae73-5390ff9d8f6c" url="https://x.com/OptaAce/status/2074536975722270987?s=20" social-type="twitter" /][p][b]7 – [/b]Including this year, Muchová has made seven appearances at the All England Club. With a remarkable record: she has either lost in the first round (4 times) or reached at least the quarterfinals (3 times). All four first-round exits came in the previous four editions.[/p][p][b]8 – [/b]Noskova has reached her eighth WTA final. After six finals on hard courts, this summer she made it to two finals on grass (Berlin and Wimbledon).[/p][p][b]10 – [/b]Muchova is currently on a 10-match winning streak. It’s the longest winning run of her career.[/p][p][b]11 – [/b]Both finalists have recorded 11 wins on grass this season, the most of any players. Before Wimbledon, both won grass-court tournaments (Muchová in Bad Homburg, Nosková in Berlin). Noskova has actually dominated on grass since the start of last season (19 wins).[/p][video alt="WTA Wimbledon: Muchova Karolina - Noskova Linda (video preview)" credit-line="Flashscore" guid="7763cdde-872a-4f01-86d1-be9cbadce331" id="b658f229-81cd-4c9a-8448-18e7d8f4f97d" /][p][b]21 – [/b]At 21 years and 224 days old, Nosková is the youngest Wimbledon finalist since Canadian [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/bouchard-eugenie/nRpbVO5S/"]Eugenie Bouchard[/a]. In 2014, Bouchard was just 20 years and 118 days old when she suffered a heavy defeat in her first Grand Slam final against [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/kvitova-petra/0vypNf1t/"]Petra Kvitova[/a], losing 3:6, 0:6.[/p][p][b]29 – [/b]Muchova, on the other hand, at 29 years and 312 days, is the oldest player to reach her first Wimbledon final since France’s [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/tauziat-nathalie/QiVfbRoJ/"]Nathalie Tauziat[/a] (30 years and 249 days) in 1998. Tauziat lost that final to [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/novotna-jana/j1D44hfi/"]Jana Novotna[/a].[/p][embed guid="67b2f05d-8107-469a-9e70-1d7d671112cc" url="https://x.com/OptaAce/status/2075236942351102277?s=20" social-type="twitter" /][h2][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/tennis/muchova-k-Or4Qa1ye/noskova-l-zHMiAkw6/?mid=pGyvP4BC"]Follow Muchova vs Noskova with Flashscore[/a][/h2]