International Courant
World primary Iga Swiatek is out of the Australian Open after being surprised within the third spherical by Czech 19-year-old Linda Noskova.
The Pole, 22, appeared in management however the extremely ranked Noskova fought again to win 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 at Rod Laver Area.
Within the decider, the facility of world quantity 50 shook Swiatek, who struggled and was hampered by forehand errors.
Noskova will play nineteenth seed Elina Svitolina or Viktorija Golubic in her first fourth-round match at a significant.
She was taking part in in the principle attract Melbourne for the primary time, having misplaced qualifying as an 18-year-old the earlier yr and making her first look in the principle draw of the event.
Noskova fell to the bottom in disbelief after changing her first match level following a good third set.
She broke serve for 2-1 within the decider, just for Swiatek to ramp up her depth, however that proved a false daybreak for the world primary, who was damaged once more at 4-3.
The four-time Grand Slam champion utilized stress at 30-30 when Noskova served for the match, however the Czech shot an ace earlier than a giant first serve helped her clinch victory.
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