{"id":17066,"date":"2024-01-24T02:01:56","date_gmt":"2024-01-24T07:01:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/sport\/australian-open-linda-noskovas-teenage-dream-ended-by-qualifier-dayana-yastremska-in-quarter-finals-tennis-news\/24\/01\/2024\/"},"modified":"2024-01-24T02:01:56","modified_gmt":"2024-01-24T07:01:56","slug":"australian-open-linda-noskovas-teenage-dream-ended-by-qualifier-dayana-yastremska-in-quarter-finals-tennis-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/sport\/australian-open-linda-noskovas-teenage-dream-ended-by-qualifier-dayana-yastremska-in-quarter-finals-tennis-news\/24\/01\/2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Australian Open: Linda Noskova’s teenage dream ended by qualifier Dayana Yastremska in quarter-finals | Tennis News"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Dayana Yastremska is two wins away from emulating Britain’s Emma Raducanu after beating\u00a0Linda Noskova to reach the Australian Open semi-finals.<\/p>\n

Raducanu is the only qualifier ever to win a Grand Slam title but Yastremska increased her tally of wins in Melbourne to eight with a 6-3 6-4 victory on Rod Laver Arena.<\/p>\n

The stories are not exactly comparable, given Yastremska was ranked 21 in the world as a 19-year-old before serving a six-month provisional suspension for a failed doping test, for which she was later deemed to bear no fault.<\/p>\n

But it is nevertheless a very impressive run from the Ukrainian, now 23, who is set to soar back into the top 30 from her current ranking of 93.<\/p>\n

She is the second qualifier in the Open era to reach the last four at the Australian Open in the women’s singles after Christine Dorey in 1978.<\/p>\n

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“I think it’s nice to make history because at that time I still wasn’t born. I’m super happy, and tired,” said Yastremska.<\/p>\n

“I arrived here on January 3. On the days when I have a match, they do go very fast. When I have a day off, it feels like I’ve been here for six months already.”<\/p>\n

This was a contest of first-strike tennis, with both women looking to seize the initiative in rallies as early as possible.<\/p>\n

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But it was the extra power of Yastremska that made the difference, with the Ukrainian hitting 19 winners compared to only six for 19-year-old Noskova.<\/p>\n

“I don’t really feel like I’m playing really good,” said Yastremska, who beat Wimbledon champion Marketa Vondrousova and two-time winner Victoria Azarenka earlier in the tournament.<\/p>\n

“I just try to play like I can and take the maximum from myself. Everything I have left is just fighting.”<\/p>\n

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Dayana Yastremska is two wins away from emulating Britain’s Emma Raducanu after beating Linda Noskova to reach the Australian Open semi-finals. Raducanu is