Karolina Muchova says she will keep chasing Grand Slam dream after Wimbledon heartbreak

[p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/muchova-karolina/Or4Qa1ye/"]Muchova[/a] ‌saved five match points as she fought back from 5-2 down in the second set to stretch ‌the match into a decider, but she could not avoid a [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/tennis/muchova-k-Or4Qa1ye/noskova-l-zHMiAkw6/?mid=pGyvP4BC"]6-2, 5-7, ‌6-3[/a] defeat.[/p][p]It was the second time she suffered heartbreak on one of tennis' biggest stages ‌after losing to [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/swiatek-iga/jNyZsXZe/"]Iga Swiatek[/a] in the 2023 French Open final.[/p][p]"[b]It'll definitely ‌take me few days (to overcome the loss). But again, I was in the final. It's still a great achievement. It's still something I'd take before the tournament[/b]," Muchova told reporters.[/p][p]"[b]I think my game ‌is good. I'm improving. So I feel good on ⁠the courts. Yeah, it's a dream of ‌mine, it's a goal of mine to lift that Grand Slam trophy. This is a setback, ​but as well a motivation[/b]."[/p][embed guid="bdf508fc-b380-44c3-9828-9145f7d533c9" url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aP9O05AASHQ" social-type="youtube" /][p]Muchova said she was determined to fight for her survival as she stood a point away from defeat, not once, ​but five times during the dramatic second set.[/p][p]"[b]This tournament matters to me. I'm like, 'okay, I don't want to lose 6-2 6-2. I'm going to do everything to ⁠break her serve and keep mine[/b]'," ​Muchova added.[/p][p]"[b]I was still believing that I can turn it around. So that was in my head[/b]."[/p][p]Muchova arrived in the final having saved a match point in her semi-final duel against [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/gauff-coco/f5BXmEH6/"]Coco Gauff[/a], which went to three sets and ended in a gruelling ‌match tiebreak that she won 12-10.[/p][p]"[b]It was pretty tough match. I definitely felt it physically. I was a little more tired after that match with Coco[/b]," she said.[/p][p]"[b]I didn't want to think of it. I was like, 'okay, I'm going to give it my all'. I think maybe that, definitely. The nerves, as well. I really wanted to win today[/b].[/p][p]"[b]Maybe it tied my hands a little bit today from the start[/b]."[/p][embed guid="54e98b03-b8c7-415f-b025-937f141faca9" url="https://x.com/Wimbledon/status/2076000535295963181" social-type="twitter" /][p]Describing [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/noskova-linda/zHMiAkw6/"]Noskova[/a] as a "calm fighter" in the big moments, Muchova said her opponent proved too good on the day.[/p][p]"[b]She'll go after every point, she'll fight for every point, ‌so she's really competitive. It's definitely tough to play her on any surface[/b]," Muchova ​said.[/p][p]"[b]I think I started really slow today. On the other hand, Linda ‌started really strong, with really good serving games. She played fast. It took a lot of power and strength out of me to get back in that second set. I gave it my all[/b].[/p][p]"[b]The people were cheering. I felt the support. I felt the momentum in the second set, that I can ⁠turn it around. It was definitely nice ⁠that it happened[/b].[/p][p]"[b]Unfortunately, at the ‌start of the third, it slipped through my fingers[/b]."[/p]