In her 30th Grand Slam main draw, 30-year-old Magda Linette upset her fourth consecutive seeded player, Karolina Pliskova, to reach the final four at a ...
Linette opened the 3-2 game by following a backhand slice with a winning drop shot, and she broke Pliskova at love from there. Linette grabbed her opportunity, converting her first match point at 6-5 for another huge upset. On the upswing: Pliskova came into the quarterfinal clash with a 7-2 head-to-head lead on Linette, but the Pole had rattled Pliskova in their last two meetings. Breakthrough performance: Before this event, 30-year-old Linette had never progressed beyond the third round of a major, and she had lost in that round six times. Pliskova, on the other hand, was undone by 36 unforced errors in the clash. Pliskova became Linette’s fourth consecutive seeded victim of the fortnight.
Magda Linette reacted with disbelief after continuing her dream run into the semi-finals of the Australian Open on Wednesday with a stunning 6-3 7-5 victory ...
"I think through all my life I've been taking mistakes losses very personally," she explained. So I'm really grateful." "It's really dreams come true.
Former world No.1 Karolina Pliskova has slipped through to the second week of the Australian Open 2023 relatively unnoticed.
It's always great to be in second week of a slam – hopefully I can stay a little bit longer." I just can't give her the time and [the] game [that] she wants to play." "I watch[ed] her a little bit this week, I think she's really playing good tennis. "But, also, I feel like there are so many young girls, or girls which they never been there - they can also feel a bit more free without the pressure, like nobody expect them to actually be there." "She really improved her game a lot, she [has] start[ed] to believe...she's a fighter, playing really good game from the baseline. "I think the experience from the second week can be a bit helpful," said the Czech.
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Two days after advancing to her first Grand Slam tournament quarterfinal, unseeded Magda Linette has gone one better and is into ...
Two-time former Australian champion Victoria Azarenka will play Wimbledon titleholder Elena Rybakina for a chance to play in Saturday night's final. The other women's semifinalists were determined on Tuesday. 1 to the list of top players she has beaten at Melbourne Park during this tournament.
The quarter-finals continue as Novak Djokovic, Andrey Rublev, Karolina Pliskova and Aryna Sabalenka take to the court.
The dream run continued for Magda Linette, as the unseeded Pole outplayed former World No.1 Karolina Pliskova to reach her first career Grand Slam semifinal ...
Linette proceeded to serve out the match, booking her place in the semifinals after an hour and 27 minutes. Also read This was enough to secure the opening set, accomplished after an intense 35 minutes.
MELBOURNE, Jan 25 ― Unheralded Pole Magda Linette continued her dream run into the semi-finals of the Australian Open today, stunning former world number ...
Linette entered the first grand slam semi-final of her career · The Polish star defeated Pliskova 6-3, 7-5 on Wednesday · Linette will now face either Sabalenka ...
5 seed Aryna Sabalenka or Donna Vekic in the last four in Melbourne. Linette defeated Pliskova 6-3, 7-5 in the contest on Wednesday. Pliskova started the contest by breaking Linette.
Karolina Pliskova and Donna Vekic lamented the serve struggles that were their undoing in respective Australian Open quarter-final losses to Magda Linette ...
But I think mostly in the net," Vekic said. "It was all over the place. "I just didn't play a great match. "I don't think she's much different than she was," Pliskova said. "On the other hand, I think I played some good tennis here," she added. "All the matches were quite good.
Late-blooming Pole Magda Linette will contest her first Grand Slam semifinal after felling former world No.1 Karolina Pliskova at the Australian Open on ...
“I knew how tough it was going to be to break her back. Pliskova had also enjoyed a far smoother path to this stage. A late-bloomer in comparison to her fellow 30-year-old, she had spoken of carving her own path in the wake of world No.1 Iga Swiatek’s extraordinary recent feats, but admitted there were flow-on effects from her young compatriot’s success. "It's the first time ever I'm breaking through… While her ranking had subsequently plummeted to world No.31, her lowest mark since 2014, there was no dodging the attention when a major semifinal was on the line against an opponent whom she she had beaten in seven of their nine meetings. A wrist injury cost her a start in last year’s Australian Open and she had not reached the quarterfinals in 17 of her past 21 events.
Unseeded Magda Linette marched into her first Grand Slam semi-final on Wednesday and said it was a "dream come true" after stunning former world number one ...
"That's, you know, the first time ever I'm breaking through. My first serve wasn't always there," said Linette. She really played well from the baseline. "So we keep going. Thank you for cheering and supporting, I really needed this. I'm super grateful and happy.
Magda Linette triumphed 6-3 7-5 over former world No 1 Karolina Pliskova in their quarter-final in Melbourne; the Pole now faces Aryna Sabalenka, ...
That was the key." "I think through all my life I've been taking mistakes, losses very personally. This will stay with me for life, so I'm really grateful.
Unseeded Magda Linette marched into her first Grand Slam semi-final on Wednesday and said it was a "dream come true" after stunning former world number one ...
Two days after advancing to her first Grand Slam tournament quarterfinal, unseeded Magda Linette has gone one better and is into the Australian Open ...
Two-time former Australian champion Victoria Azarenka will play Wimbledon titleholder Elena Rybakina for a chance to play in Saturday night's final. The other women's semifinalists were determined on Tuesday. 1 to the list of top players she has beaten at Melbourne Park during this tournament.
The unheralded Pole played wonderfully controlled tennis that belied her ranking of 45th in the world to wrap up a thoroughly deserved victory in the ...
"I think through all my life I've been taking mistakes losses very personally," she explained. So I'm really grateful." The unheralded Pole played wonderfully controlled tennis that belied her ranking of 45th in the world to wrap up a thoroughly deserved victory in the blazing sun on Rod Laver Arena.
Magda Linette can hardly believe she has made it into the semi-finals of the Australian Open with her stunning win over Karolina Pliskova on Wednesday.
“That was, I think, something I did the best.” “I definitely stayed composed at the beginning because she had a really good break at the very start of the match,” said Linette. “My first serve wasn’t always there. “I will never forget this,” Linette said. “I think I did really well not to panic, and still stay in the rally, and go for the shots when I had the chance,” Linette said. “I think I did really well not to panic and still stay in the rally and go for the shots when I had the chance.”
Linette, who had lost seven of nine previous matches against Pliskova, has now defeated Anett Kontaveit, Ekaterina Alexandrova and WTA Finals champion ...
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