London, July 11 -- Czech tennis star Linda Noskova won her maiden Wimbledon title on Saturday, defeating compatriot Karolina Muchova 6-2, 5-7, 6-3 in the women's singles final to claim the biggest trophy of her career.

The 21-year-old secured her first Grand Slam title and third WTA singles crown, becoming the youngest Wimbledon women's champion since her childhood idol Petra Kvitova, who won the title in 2011 and watched the final from the Royal Box.

With the victory, Noskova became only the second Czech player after Kvitova to win her maiden Grand Slam final at Wimbledon. She is also projected to climb to a career-high World No. 7 in the WTA rankings on Monday.

Despite finishing runner-up, Muchova produced a spirited fightback after ...