Nosková joins Muchová in Wimbledon semifinals

Linda Nosková reached her first Grand Slam semifinal on Wednesday after defeating Elise Mertens 6-3, 7-5 in the Wimbledon quarterfinals.

The 21-year-old will face Marta Kostyuk for a place in the final on Thursday. She joins fellow Czech Karolína Muchová, who advanced to her first Wimbledon semifinal on Tuesday with a 7-6 (7-4), 6-4 victory over Naomi Osaka.

It is the first time since 2014 that two Czech women have reached the Wimbledon singles semifinals, when Petra Kvitová and Lucie Šafářová made the last four, keeping alive the prospect of an all-Czech final.