1 – The two players have faced each other only once in their careers. That match also took place at a Grand Slam. Last year, in the battle for a spot in the US Open round of 16, the more experienced Muchova came out on top, even though Noskova 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).
2 – 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 Iga Swiątek, losing only after three sets (2:6, 7:5, 4:6), and even led 2:0 in the deciding set after two consecutive games won to love.
3 – 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, Marketa Vondrousova celebrated, taking over the silver plate from Barbora Krejcikova; and in 2021, Karolína Pliskova reached the final). In the 1950s, American players managed to win Wimbledon four times in a row, each time with a different champion.
4 – 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 Jessica Pegula, one of only two players to reach a final on all three surfaces this season.
7 – 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.
8 – 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).
10 – Muchova is currently on a 10-match winning streak. It’s the longest winning run of her career.
11 – 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).
21 – At 21 years and 224 days old, Nosková is the youngest Wimbledon finalist since Canadian Eugenie Bouchard. In 2014, Bouchard was just 20 years and 118 days old when she suffered a heavy defeat in her first Grand Slam final against Petra Kvitova, losing 3:6, 0:6.
29 – Muchova, on the other hand, at 29 years and 312 days, is the oldest player to reach her first Wimbledon final since France’s Nathalie Tauziat (30 years and 249 days) in 1998. Tauziat lost that final to Jana Novotna.