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Following Kvitova’s footsteps, Linda Noskova crowns Wimbledon dream | Tennis News

Following Kvitova’s footsteps, Linda Noskova crowns Wimbledon dream | Tennis News

Fifteen years ago, as Petra Kvitova tasted her first Grand Slam success, a six-year-old Linda Noskova sat watching in awe from afar. By 2014, when Kvitova emerged victorious again, the starry-eyed kid from Czech Republic’s Vsetín had firmed up her desire to emulate the two-time Wimbledon champion. On Saturday, Noskova lived her dream. She became the youngest women’s champion at SW19 since her idol Kvitova in 2011. Noskova got the better of friend and Paris Olympics doubles partner Karolina Muchova in a sinusoidal thriller, turning the tide in the decider after squandering five championship points and a 5-2 lead in the second set. In a match befitting a final, the wisdom of Muchova’s experience nearly prevailed before the fearlessness of Noskova’s youth came up trumps. Momentum swung wildly, and there was a phase when Noskova did not know where the next point would come from. But in the end, she was able to summon her evident big-serving, heavy-hitting powers to bail her out and won 6-2, 5-7, 6-3. Muchova struggled at the start amid the …

Iga Swiatek Keeps Nerve To Fight Past Linda Noskova, Coco Gauff Advances In Miami

World number one Iga Swiatek kept her nerve to beat 26th-ranked Linda Noskova of the Czech Republic 6-7 (7-9), 6-4, 6-4 at the WTA Miami Open on Sunday. A day after Swiatek’s closest challenger, Aryna Sabalenka, was knocked out of the tournament, the Pole faced a real test from Noskova. The Czech had upset Swiatek in the third round of the Australian Open before the four-time Grand Slam winner gained revenge at Indian Wells. The third meeting this year between the pair was, not surprisingly, a tight affair. Having worked hard to recover from her opening set tie-break loss and taken the match into a deciding frame, Swiatek found herself facing three break points when serving for the match up 5-4. But she stepped up her game to win the next five points and celebrated with a fist-pumping gesture to her box. “It wasn’t easy. There were just many ups and downs, Swiatek said. “I’m happy that after first set I had better idea on what to do, and I just tried to do that …

Australian Open: Top seed Iga Swiatek crashes out after losing 3-6 6-3 6-4 to Czech teenager Linda Noskova | Tennis News

Top seed Iga Swiatek was eliminated from the Australian Open on Saturday as she lost 3-6 6-3 6-4 to Czech teenager Linda Noskova in the third round in one of the major upsets of the tournament. The loss also brings to end Swiatek’s 17-match winning streak dating back to September last year and is the earliest loss by a No.1 seed at the tournament since 1979. Swiatek had looked far from her dominating self in this event with the Pole enduring a first-set tiebreak in her opener against Sofia Kenin before fighting back from the brink of defeat to oust Danielle Collins in the second round. 🚨 UPSET 🚨 🇨🇿 Linda Noskova knocks out World No. 1 Iga Swiatek to continue her career best Grand Slam run 🔥 pic.twitter.com/vWd8WM5Qsa — US Open Tennis (@usopen) January 20, 2024 She, however, started well in third round against the 19-year-old Noskova when she broke in the sixth game and held to love in the next to take charge. After that she barely let the intensity drop after taking …