Top seed Iga Świątek knocked out of the Australian Open by 19-year-old Linda Nosková
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Iga Świątek’s bid for a fifth grand slam title came to a shock end on Saturday as she was defeated by 19-year-old Czech star Linda Nosková in the third round at the Australian Open.
Iga Świątek’s bid for a fifth grand slam title came to a shock end on Saturday as she was defeated by 19-year-old Czech star Linda Nosková in the third round at the Australian Open. The world No. 1 took the first set on Rod Laver Arena before Nosková mounted a stunning comeback to win 3-6 6-3 6-4, claiming the biggest victory of her young career. Poland’s Świątek looked in control of the third-round contest when it was on serve at 4-3 in the second set, but Nosková, ranked No. 50 in the world, secured the break to love with a forehand winner. The pair traded breaks at the start of the deciding set before Nosková gained the upper hand at 3-3, breaking Świątek’s serve and seeing out the rest of the match. According to Opta, it’s the first time that a teenager has defeated the world No. 1 at the Australian Open since Amélie Mauresmo did so against Lindsay Davenport in 1999. It marked only Świątek’s second defeat to a player younger than her at tour level, and snapped her 18-match winning streak that had stretched back to last September.
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