Iga Swiatek exits Australian Open at the hands of teenager Linda Noskova
Teenager Linda Noskova pulled off a huge upset to knock world number one Iga Swiatek out of the Australian Open in the third round.
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World No. 1 Iga Swiatek Crashes Out Of Australian Open 2024 After Losing To Linda Noskova
World number one Iga Swiatek's 18-match winning run came to a shuddering halt at the Australian Open on Saturday when she was dumped out in the third round by unseeded Czech teen Linda Noskova. The Polish top seed appeared en route to the last 16 afer taking the first set but lost her way, going down 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 in two hours and 20 minutes to the world number 50. Just three of the top 10 women's seeds remain in the draw in Melbourne at the end of the first week. "I'm speechless," said Noskova, who is at her first Australian Open. "I knew it was going to be an amazing match, but I didn't really think it would end up like this. "I'm just really glad to get through."
Teenager Noskova stuns top seed Swiatek in Australian Open third round
MELBOURNE : Top seed Iga Swiatek crashed out of the Australian Open, falling to a 3-6 6-3 6-4 defeat by Czech teenager Linda Noskova in the third round on Saturday.
Australian Open order of play on Sunday
MELBOURNE : Order of play on the main courts on the eighth day of the Australian Open on Sunday (prefix number denotes seeding):
Alcaraz breaks new ground at Australian Open, Zheng advances
MELBOURNE : Second seed Carlos Alcaraz led a group of players sealing berths in the Australian Open fourth round for the first time on Saturday as the second seed enjoyed a short outing that finished when his Chinese opponent Shang Junchen pulled up injured.
Australian Open day seven
MELBOURNE : Highlights of the seventh day of the Australian Open at Melbourne Park on Saturday, all times local (GMT +11):
Australian Open order of play on Saturday
MELBOURNE : Order of play on the main courts on the seventh day of the Australian Open on Saturday (prefix number denotes seeding):
'At the airport already': Swiatek stages epic comeback to survive Australian Open scare
Several top seeds were pushed to the brink on day five at the Australian Open as top-ranked woman Iga Switaek admitted she was "at the airport already", while on the men's side, Alexander Zverev and Casper Ruud were taken to five sets in their second-round matches.