Linda Noskova pays heartfelt tribute to her late mother following Wimbledon triumph

Linda Noskova paid a heartfelt tribute to her mother following her Wimbledon triumph on Saturday.

Noskova overcame a second-set collapse to beat her fellow Czech Karolina Muchova 6-2, 5-7, 6-3 in a roller-coaster Wimbledon women's singles final.

There were really emotional scenes after an emotional speech, and there was not a dry eye in the house.

Noskova would continue the teary affair as she commented on her feelings after winning the title. "All these matches have been so tough physically and mentally tough, today especially and it's never easy to get the last point," she said.

"Karo - you really made me work for it. We're friends, I'm so glad I could play you in my first Grand Slam final, with you I think we made history today. I believe all the Czech fans at home are proud of us, no matter the result, it's a good day. I want to congratulate your team, a good two weeks for you and a great season so congrats as well."

She also thanked her team and her dad, who was jubilant following the result. 

"I want to thank my team, I want to thank my dad for coming here, for my family flying here - I know you don't like flying so I appreciate it. I would like to thank my friends, supporters, agents, my whole team. I would like to thank my coach, for being with me, which is not easy all the time. We have been together for six years and I'm so grateful for you. I would not be here without you," she continued.

She then paid special tribute to her mother, who was not in her box, who passed away in 2024 following a battle with cancer.

"There's one more person that I want to thank, which is my mum. I would definitely not be standing here without you so thank you," she emotionally stated, looking up to the sky and blowing a kiss into it.

"I have enjoyed these two weeks so much. All the sad tears, happy tears, sweat, blood and it's all worth it. I will never forget these two weeks. I want to thank all the fans. You guys made this final like nothing I've experience before so I can't wait to come back."