Nosková reaches US Open quarter-finals for the first time

Linda Nosková has reached the US Open quarter-finals for the first time in her career. The Wimbledon champion and sixth seed defeated Ukraine’s Marta Kostyuk 7-5, 5-7, 6-4, closing out the match on her sixth match point.

The 21-year-old Czech will face world number one and defending champion Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus for a place in the semi-finals.

Nosková defeated Kostyuk for the second time in her career, following her victory over the Ukrainian in this year’s Wimbledon semi-finals. She beat the 24-year-old, seeded five places below her, after just under two and a half hours of play.

The Czech has now won 11 consecutive Grand Slam matches.