Czech teen Nosková fails to reach semis at Australian Open

Linda Nosková has been knocked out in the quarter-finals of tennis’s Australian Open. The Czech, who is 19, lost 3-6 4-6 to the Ukrainian qualifier Dayana Yastremska in one hour and 20 minutes on Wednesday.

Nosková had earlier caused a sensation by knocking world number one Iga Swiatek out in the third round, and it was the deepest run into a Grand Slam tournament of her career to date.