Coco Gauff playing for spot in women's final

Coco Gauff has already gone deeper into the Wimbledon draw than she's ever been. The question now is whether she can go all the way.

The first step is Thursday's semifinal against 10th-seeded Karolina Muchova of Czechia.

Gauff, the highest seed remaining in the women's bracket at No. 7, is coming off her fourth consecutive three-set match at the All England Club − a 4-6, 6-3, 6-3 victory over fourth-seeded Jessica Pegula on Tuesday, July 7.

Muchova defeated 14th-seeded Naomi Osaka in straight sets in her quarterfinal match.

Gauff, 22, is the only major winner remaining in the field. Whoever ultimiately wins will become the 10th different Wimbledon women's singles champion in the last 10 years.

USA TODAY Sports has live updates on Gauff's semifinal match against Muchova on July 9.

Coco Gauff vs. Karolina Muchova scoreboard

Muchova easily takes first set vs. Gauff

Under very warm conditions on Centre Court, Karolina Muchova broke Coco Gauff twice and rolled to a 6-2 victory in the opening set.

Muchova's power game is well-suited for the grass at Wimbledon and she used that to her advantage, despite getting in just 41% of her first serves.

However, this isn't an unfamiliar position for Gauff, who dropped her first set in each of her last two matches and still rallied to win.

How to watch Wimbledon 2026

Television coverage of the Championships at Wimbledon from the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club is being broadcast on the ESPN family of networks.

Dates: June 29 - July 12

TV: Daily coverage starts on ESPN at 8 a.m. ET

Streaming: ESPN+, Fubo

Recent Wimbledon women's singles champions

Whoever wins this year's women's singles title at Wimbledon will be the 10th different champion in the last 10 years. The most recent women's winners:

2025: Iga Swiatek, Poland

2024: Barbora Krejcikova, Czechia

2023: Marketa Vondrousova, Czechia

2022: Elena Rybakina, Kazakhstan

2021: Ashleigh Barty, Australia

2020: No competition held

2019: Simona Halep, Romania

2018: Angelique Kerber, Germany

2017: Garbiñe Muguruza, Spain

2016: Serena Williams, United States

2015: Serena Williams, United States

Today's Wimbledon schedule, results

All times Eastern

Women's singles

Thursday, July 9

7-Coco Gauff, United States vs. 10-Karolina Muchova, Czechia, 8:30 a.m.

9-Linda Noskova, Czechia vs. 12-Marta Kostyuk, Ukraine, approx. 9:40 a.m.

Men's singles

Friday, July 10

2-Alexander Zverev, Germany vs. Arthur Fery, Great Britain, 8:30 a.m.

1-Jannik Sinner, Italy vs. 7-Novak Djokovic, Serbia, approx. 10:10 a.m.

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