Iga Swiatek is the first women’s top seed to get knocked out before the fourth round at the Australian Open since 1979.(Getty Images: Phil Walter)
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World number one Iga Świątek has been knocked out of the Australian Open by 19-year-old Czech Linda Nosková in a stunning third-round upset.
It is the first time since 1979 that the tournament’s top-seeded woman has been knocked out before the fourth round.
Nosková, who is playing in the main draw at the Australian Open for the first time, dropped the first set, but rallied to take down four-time major winner Świątek 3-6, 6-3, 6-4.
“I’m speechless,” Nosková said on court after the match.
“I didn’t really think it would end up like this.”Nineteen-year-old Czech Linda Nosková has scored the biggest win of her career, taking down world number one Iga Świątek in three tough sets on Rod Laver Arena.
Świątek is the first women’s top seed to be knocked out of the Australian Open before the fourth round since 1979, when Romanian Virginia Ruzici lost her opening clash.
Nosková wins 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 to pull off the biggest upset of the tournament.