London, July 6 -- Tenth seed Karolina Muchova ended defending champion Barbora Krejcikova's Wimbledon title defence with a hard-fought 7-5, 5-7, 6-3 victory in an all-Czech fourth-round clash to storm into the women's singles quarterfinals on Sunday.
Muchova produced an attacking masterclass, firing 50 winners while mixing crisp volleys, deft drop shots and powerful groundstrokes to outplay her close friend and compatriot in a contest that lasted three gripping sets on Court Two.
The 29-year-old seized the opening set by breaking Krejcikova in the final game with a stunning cross-court backhand return. She looked set for a straight-sets win after grinding through a marathon 16-minute sixth game in the second set to earn another crucial br...