Karolina Muchova ended Naomi Osaka's bid for a first Wimbledon title as the Czech 10th seed beat the four-time Grand Slam champion in straight sets in the quarterfinals on Tuesday.
Muchova, a former French Open runner-up, clinched a 7-6 (7/4), 6-4 victory on Court One to set up a semifinal meeting with Coco Gauff.
"It's unbelievable, I'm suer happy with today's win, this atmosphere," said Muchova.
"I'd played three times on this court and it had been 0-3.... but I finally made it today and got that win.
"I was nervous, I was very nervous."
The Magnificent Muchova ⭐️
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Muchova had lost in the first round on each of her past four Wimbledon appearances, but has now bettered her previous best run at the All England Club – quarterfinal defeats in 2019 and 2021.
Osaka had reached the last eight for the first time with a statement victory over world No 1 Aryna Sabalenka but could not repeat that performance, making 32 unforced errors in a disappointing display.