Tennis: Nosková claims her first ever WTA title

Czech tennis player Linda Nosková claimed her first WTA title, defeating New Zealand’s Lulu Sun 7-6 6-4 at the Monterrey Open in Mexico on Saturday evening. The 19-year-old, ranked 35th in the world, had previously lost to Sun in the first round of Cincinatti Open two weeks ago. Nosková is set to start her US Open campaign on Tuesday against 30th-seeded Yulia Putintseva of Kazakhstan.