John McEnroe makes bold claim as Linda Noskova beats Karolina Muchova to claim Wimbledon title

Linda Noskova claimed her first Wimbledon title (Picture: Getty)

John McEnroe claimed Karolina Muchova looked out of ideas for the first half of Saturday’s women’s Wimbledon final after she fell to defeat to Linda Noskova.

The all-Czech final pitted ninth seed Noskova against tenth seed Muchova in what promised to be a tightly contested affair on Centre Court.

21-year-old Noskova, the youngest Wimbledon finalist since Eugenie Bouchard in 2014, looked like she was going to coast to victory after winning the first set 6-2 and storming 5-2 ahead in the second.

But Muchova, who impressed when beating Coco Gauff to reach the final, rallied superbly to prolong the contest, breaking back twice and saving five championship points to take the second set 7-5.

However, Noskov...