Linda Nosková and Karolína Muchová build on a Czech tennis legacy, at Wimbledon and beyond

Linda Nosková and Karolína Muchová build on a Czech tennis legacy, at Wimbledon and beyond

Editor’s note: A version of this story was originally published in July 2026. Like so much in women’s tennis, it all goes back to Martina Navratilova. She was the first great female champion of the modern era from what is now called the Czech Republic. She won on the Wimbledon grass like no one has, before or since. Nine singles titles, plus seven more in women’s doubles and four in mixed doubles. Navratilova defected from Czechoslovakia to the U.S. in 1975, but as she became the best player the