Day 13 at The Championships hosts the championship matches in ladies’ singles and gentlemen’s doubles.
Czech women are becoming more and more dominant at Wimbledon. Following in the footsteps of Martina Navratilova and Jana Novotna,recent years have seen Petra Kvitova, Marketa Vondrousova, and Barbora Krejcikova win the ladies’ singles title. And a Czech woman has won the ladies’ doubles title in five of the last seven editions of The Championships. On Saturday, we are guaranteed to crown a third Czech ladies’ singles champion of the last four years, as Karolina Muchova and Linda Noskova play for this title.
Earlier in the day, the gentlemen’s doubles championship match features four of the best doubles players in the world.
Harri Heliovaara and Henry Patten (1) vs. Marcelo Arevalo and Mate Pavic (6) – 1:00pm on Centre Court
Heliovaara and Patten won this title back in 2024, and also won the Australian Open in 2025. Earlier this fortnight, they survived three consecutive matches decided by a final-set tiebreak, before winning a tight two-setter in the semifinals. Now they look to go 3-0 in Major finals.
Arevalo already won the mixed doubles championship match on Thursday alongside Jelena Ostapenko. He and Pavic notably ousted the defending champions, Cash and Glasspool, in the quarterfinals. They won their first Major as a team at Roland Garros in 2024, and both have won other Majors with other partners.
This is a rematch from just a few weeks ago in the Queen’s Club final, when Arevalo and Pavic prevailed 6-2, 6-4. These teams also played three other times earlier this season, with Heliovaara and Patten taking all three of those encounters in straights.
Karolina Muchova (10) vs. Linda Noskova (9) – Not Before 4:00pm on Centre Court
In the semifinals, Muchova outlasted Coco Gauff in the most dramatic match of the tournament. After splitting the first two sets, a tension-filled third set ended up in a match-deciding tiebreak. The first half of the tiebreak featured some thrilling play, but the second half saw both players make some extremely-nervy errors, including a Gauff slice forehand into the bottom of the net while holding a match point. Muchova survived 12-10, to reach her second Major final.
Her first Major final was another theatrical affair. Three years ago at Roland Garros, Muchova quickly fell behind Iga Swiatek a set and 3-0, before storming back to take the second set. Karolina was even ahead by a break twice in the final set, before double faulting the title away and losing 6-4. The 29-year-old was obviously nervous again in Thursday’s semifinal, yet better managed her nerves, and took advantage of Gauff’s. Can she do the same as the more established player in her second Major final, against a fellow countrywoman eight years her junior? Coming off such a physically and emotionally grueling contest on Thursday, that will be tough.
Noskova will be the fresher player on Saturday, as she comfortably defeated Marta Kostyuk in a straight-set semifinal, spending much less time on court. The 21-year-old also won the two rounds before that in straights, after saving a match point in the third against Sorana Cirstea. In her first Major final, and only her second time advancing beyond the round of 16 at a Major, Linda will surely be feeling nervous, in by far the biggest match of her life. However, she’s seemed the much calmer player in the last few rounds, which is a reflection of her personality, as well as her confidence level.
Both players have been in good form this past month on grass: Bad Homburg champ Muchova is 10-0 across the last three weeks, while Berlin champ Noskova is 11-1 across the last four weeks. And both play similar games, featuring plenty of aggression and versatility. Their only prior encounter occurred last summer in the third round of the US Open, where Muchova won in three sets.
The biggest factor in this championship match will likely be how each woman meets this moment, especially since both have poor records in WTA finals (Muchova is 3-6, Noskova is 2-5). I worry Muchova may not only feel more pressure, but also suffer from an emotional letdown. As per OptaAce, she is one of only five females in the Open Era to defeat three consecutive Major singles champion in the three matches prior to the final, after beating Krejcikova, Osaka, and Gauff. We have often seen the player who earned bigger victories in the matches leading up to a final lose to a player who enjoyed an easier path. On Saturday, I favor Noskova to become the newest Czech to be a Wimbledon champion.
Saturday’s full Order of Play is here.
