India, July 11 -- Linda Noskova didn't pay much attention to tennis as a kid until she watched Czech compatriot Petra Kvitova win the Wimbledon final in 2011.

"That is maybe one of the first moments when I realized that such a sport as tennis exists," the 21-year-old Noskova said after playing on Centre Court at the All England Club for the first time on Thursday.

More Czech kids will surely be watching on Saturday when the country is guaranteed to add another champion to its rich legacy at Wimbledon. Noskova beat Marta Kostyuk in straight sets to set up an all-Czech women's final against Karolina Muchova, who earlier outlasted Coco Gauff in a dramatic third-set tiebreaker.

It means there will be a third Czech female champion at the Al...