India, July 12 -- It took a little while for Linda Noskova to get back onto her feet. The tears were expected, so was the joy when she climbed into her player's box to celebrate as the new Wimbledon champion.

Everyone was there, her father, support staff, family - everyone. Except her mother Ivana.

Two years ago, on the eve of the Wimbledon Championships, Ivana lost a long battle to cancer.

At this year's Championships, Noskova, 21, honoured her mother's memory with her biggest triumph so far. On Saturday, in her first time Grand Slam final, she beat close friend Karolina Muchova 6-2, 5-7, 6-3 to become the third player from the Czechia to win the women's singles crown in four years.

But even after the roller coaster that was the matc...