The WTA Tour is undeniably the far more exciting of tennis’ two disciplines at the minute, with its deep wealth of talent.
It really feels like, on any given day, anyone can beat anyone, with superstars like Aryna Sabalenka and Iga Swiatek even vulnerable to regular upsets from players ranked ten or more places below them.
And yet, for all the intrigue and drama this brings, it also has its downsides.
We watch tennis for the unpredictability, and fairytale stories more than have a place in the sport.
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An all-Czech clash!
But, at times, all we want is to see the world’s very best competing on the biggest stages.
The Wimbledon final may be an enthralling affair between Karolina Muchova and Linda Noskova, but it is far from the most enticing from the neutral’s perspective.
The disappointing underperformance of the WTA Tour’s biggest stars
The WTA’s brightest stars are some of the biggest in sport.
Sabalenka, Swiatek, Coco Gauff and even Naomi Osaka are all some of the most recognisable female athletes, yet, in 2026, they have a combined one appearance in the three major finals this year.
The Roland Garros final, whilst interesting, saw two first-time finalists compete. The same will occur at Wimbledon.
Tennis needs all the help it can get in growing the sport, and to see its biggest stars routinely underperforming on the biggest stages will certainly not help that.
Competing with the build-up to England’s quarter-final match at the World Cup will likely not help viewing figures either, which would likely have already been down because of the two set to compete in the Wimbledon final.
Few would discredit the WTA Tour for a lack of entertainment, and for tennis purists, this is completely fine.
However, in Britain particularly, this period of the year sees so many casual fans finally tune into the sport after months of ignorance. This is where the big names need to be to appeal to these masses.
Why I am still excited for the women’s Wimbledon final
Despite all this, there’s no denying that this should be a really exciting match-up.
It pits two stars who are both only getting better and better against one another, both in their first Wimbledon finals.
Muchova has the edge in terms of experience, having been to a Grand Slam final before, but she came up just short against Iga Swiatek in the peak of her powers in Paris.
It’s worth mentioning, as per the earlier point, that the Polish superstar has exited in the fourth round and semi-finals of the last two iterations of this event; an event she previously seemed unbeatable in.
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Another interesting insight is the fact that Noskova has faced Muchova just once in her career, losing a hard-fought three-set battle at the US Open last year.
They will likely know plenty about one another, but have little competitive experience to go off for this final.
That being said, Muchova and Noskova will achieve a feat not seen in 37 years simply by stepping on court against one another, adding further intrigue to this clash.
Either way, whether their star power is big enough or not, tomorrow’s Wimbledon final should be a thriller. However, the lack of true big names might hurt the viewing figures regardless of how good the match is.
Hopefully, this will change at the US Open.
