Archive · 7 Sep 2026
Linda Noskova Survives Kostyuk, Reaches US Open Quarterfinals
Linda Noskova won a very close tennis match against Marta Kostyuk at the US Open.
The match lasted three sets and took two hours and 27 minutes.
Noskova won the first set 7-5.
Kostyuk fought back and won the second set 7-5 after saving match points.
Noskova then won the final set 6-4.
She needed six match points before finally finishing the match.
Kostyuk said she had been playing with a right wrist injury.
Noskova will next play world number one Aryna Sabalenka for a place in the semi-finals.
The victory extended Noskova's Grand Slam winning streak to 11 matches.
Sixth-seeded Linda Noskova defeated 11th seed Marta Kostyuk 7-5, 5-7, 6-4 at the US Open.
Noskova sealed the two-hour, 27-minute match on her sixth match point.
Kostyuk saved multiple match points and rallied from 5-4 down in the second set to force a decider.
Noskova advanced to her first US Open quarter-final and will face two-time defending champion Aryna Sabalenka.
Noskova has won 11 consecutive Grand Slam matches dating back to Wimbledon and leads Kostyuk 2-1 this season.
- Who
- Sixth-seeded Linda Noskova defeated 11th seed Marta Kostyuk and will next face Aryna Sabalenka.
- What
- Noskova won 7-5, 5-7, 6-4 to reach the US Open quarter-finals.
- When
- Sunday, during the 2026 US Open.
- Where
- Louis Armstrong Stadium at Flushing Meadows in New York.
- Why
- Noskova won the deciding set and converted her sixth match point.
- Match result
- Linda Noskova defeated Marta Kostyuk 7-5, 5-7, 6-4.
- Match duration
- Two hours and 27 minutes.
- Winning moment
- Noskova secured victory on her sixth match point after Kostyuk could not return her strong serve; another account says Kostyuk netted a backhand return.
- Next opponent
- World number one Aryna Sabalenka, the two-time defending champion.
- Kostyuk's fightback
- She saved multiple match points, won the final four games of the second set, and forced a decider.
- Winning streak
- Noskova has won 11 consecutive Grand Slam matches dating back to Wimbledon.
- Kostyuk's injury
- Kostyuk said she had been playing with a right wrist injury and planned to undergo an MRI.
