Adelaide International Final: By upsetting world No. 2 Ons Jabeur to advance to the final, Czech youngster Linda Noskova continued her outstanding performance at Adelaide International.
In a shocking string of victories, Noskova, 18, who had to advance via qualifying, defeated top seed Jabeur, Daria Kasatkina, and Victoria Azarenka en route to her maiden WTA Tour final.
The adolescent, whose rating will rise from 102 to around 56 if she wins the title and has to compete in Australian Open qualifying the following week, will break the top 50 for the first time.
Jabeur required medical attention for a back issue, which may be problematic given how near the season’s first Grand Slam tournament is. Noskova eventually won 6-3 1-6 6-3, and Jabeur was unable to respond.
The second-seeded Aryna Sabalenka, who overcame Irina-Camelia Begu 6-3-6-2, will be the opponent for the young Czech in the championship round. Sabalenka is another of the top players in the globe.
Sabalenka clinched the game with her sixth ace after committing five double faults. She dominated the match from the baseline, winning more than 80% of her points on her first serve. In this tournament, she hasn’t lost a set.
Djokovic advances to the men’s final.
In the men’s draw, Novak Djokovic defeated Daniil Medvedev 6-3, 6-4, and went on to win the tournament despite suffering a leg injury.
Djokovic caught his left foot when diving for a ball in the seventh game of the first set, and he immediately started hamstring stretching. He stopped for a medical break.
Later, Djokovic stated, “Thankfully, it wasn’t something too serious,” adding that he left the court to take some anti-inflammatories. “Hopefully everything will be alright tomorrow.”
Sebastian Korda will be Djokovic’s opponent in the Sunday final.
At the ASB Classic in Auckland, Coco Gauff defeated Danka Kovinic with a score of 6-0 6-2 to go to the championship match against Rebeka Masarova of Spain.
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