Making just her sixth appearance in the main draw at a WTA Tour event, 18-year-old Czech Linda Nosková defeats former world number one Victoria Azarenka in a tight three-setter to advance to the last four.
abc.net.au/news/adelaide-international-linda-noskova-through-to-semis/101834478Czech qualifier Linda Nosková has continued her giant-killing run to advance to the Adelaide International semifinals with an upset win over two-time Australian Open champion Victoria Azarenka.Ons Jabeur defeated Marta Kostyuk 7-6 , 7-5The 18-year-old overcame severe fatigue to defeat former world number one Azarenka 6-4, 6-7 , 7-6 in a seesawing quarterfinal that went almost three hours.
A first-round winner over third seed Daria Kasatkina, Nosková has now won five consecutive matches in only her sixth appearance in the main draw of a WTA Tour event. Her reward is a semifinal shot against Tunisia's world number two Ons Jabeur, who defeated exciting young Ukrainian Marta Kostyuk 7-6 , 7-5.
Win or lose, Nosková is already guaranteed a massive rankings boost from number 102 to the world's top 70 following her breakout run in Adelaide.
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