Seventeen-year-old tennis players Linda Noskova and Linda Frohvertova secured their first participation in the US Open. In the third round of the qualifiers in New York, Noskova defeated Russia’s Anastasia Zakharova 6:2, 7:5, Fruhvirtová managed a match with Frenchwoman Chloe Paquet and won 6:4, 3:6, 6:3. Thus, they increased the number of Czech participants in the US Championship Open to nine.
Linda Noskova | Source: Reuters
Seventeen-year-old Noskova, one of Czech tennis’s greatest hopes, defeated first Poland’s Katarzyna Kawaova and then Canada’s Eugenia Bocharova in the previous rounds of the qualifiers.
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She won the decisive third step against Russian Zakarova, who she defeated 6:2 and 7:5 within an hour and a half. After a smooth first set, Noskova lost his serve in the second set with a score of 5:3, but won the lead in the final crushing match. You have not lost throughout the rehabilitation period Youngest tennis player in the top 100 ranking players.
Fruhvirtová, another rising star, started a duel in the third round of qualifying well, but then lost the second set against Paquet. Thanks to her improved performance in the third set, her native Prague turned the match in her favour, but was unable to convert three points for the match, and shortly before the end the match was interrupted by prolonged rain. But that did not deter the Czech tennis player, and the match was decided on her service.
Another teenage hope in Czech women’s tennis also has a chance to qualify – Sara Bilic plays Britain’s Heather Watson. Tomas Match, 21, is fighting Italian Flavio Copoli for a Grand Slam.
In addition to Nosková and Fruhvirtová, they will participate in the US Grand Slam Petra Kvitova, Karolina Pliskova, Barbora Krezhkova, Marie Bozkova, Teresa Martinkova, Kachina Sinyakova, Karolina Moshova.
Third round of US Open qualifiers
Nosková (4-CZE) – Zakharova (Russia) 6: 2, 7: 5., L. Fruhvirtová (CZE) – Bakitova (12-Fr.) 6: 4, 3: 6, 6: 3.
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