Czech teenager Linda Noskova has produced one of the first major shocks of the 2023 season, beating 8th-ranked Russian Daria Kasatkina 6-3, 6-7(2), 6-3 in the opening round of the Adelaide International.
Serbia's Novak Djokovic reacts with Canada's Vasek Pospisil during their doubles match against Tomislav Brkic of Bosnia and Ecuador's Gonzalo Escobar during their Round of 32 match at the Adelaide International Tennis tournament in Adelaide, Australia, Monday, Jan. 2, 2023. – Novak Djokovic lost his doubles match but received a warm welcome from the crowd at the Adelaide International on Monday.
Questions about how he would be received were quickly answered when Djokovic's supporters flocked to the stadium to welcome him back. The 18-year-old Noskova came through a tough qualifying draw in which she beat world No. 58 Anna Kalinskaya and No. 43 Anastasia Potapova before achieving the biggest win of her career over third-seeded Kasatkina.
Noskova took the first set comfortably in 46 minutes and broke to lead 4-3 in the second before Kasatkina broke back. She served for the match at 6-5 in but Kasatkina again fought back to take the set in a tiebreaker. Noskova reached a ranking high of 87 in 2022 and qualified for the main draws at the French and U.S. Opens.
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