The 19-year-old representative of the Czech Republic is a potential rival to Svitolina in the 1/8 finals
Polish tennis player Iga Šwiętekleader of the WTA world rankings, suffered a sensational defeat in the third round Australian Open 2024 from Linda Noskova from the Czech Republic.
Iga won the first set, but then lost two games and allowed the 19-year-old Czech to win a strong-willed victory.
Noskova (No. 50 in the world ranking) is competing in the main draw of the Australian Open for the first time. For the first time in her career, she reached the fourth round of a Grand Slam tournament.
In turn, Swiatek was knocked out of a Grand Slam tournament earlier than the 1/8 finals for only the third time since 2020.
In the fourth round, Noskova will play against the winner of the duel Elina Svitolina (Ukraine) – Victoria Golubich (Switzerland).
- Australian Open 2024. Women. Singles. Third circle
Iga Szwiatek (Poland, 1) — Linda Noskova (Czech Republic) — 1:2 (6:3, 3:6, 4:6)
Source: Sportarena
I’m Rose Brown , a journalist and writer with over 10 years of experience in the news industry. I specialize in covering tennis-related news for Athletistic, a leading sports media website. My writing is highly regarded for its quick turnaround and accuracy, as well as my ability to tell compelling stories about the sport.
