Linda Noskova of the Czech Republic rolled to a 6-4, 6-1 victory over second-seeded Paula Badosa of Spain in the second round ...
Badosa is now a Slam semifinalist and a top-10 player but all of that seemed impossible just 10 months earlier.
Linda Noskova combined power and precision at full stretch en route to upsetting Paula Badosa in the Mubadala Abu Dhabi Open second round.
Linda Noskova stormed to a 6-4, 6-1 victory over No. 2 seed Paula Badosa in the Mubadala Abu Dhabi Open second round on Wednesday. Noskova needed just 67 minutes to earn her seventh career Top 10 win.
Reflecting on her mental and physical health journeys on Caroline Garcia's Tennis Insider Club podcast, the former world No. 2 has found a new approach to tennis and life moving forward.
The talented Czech 20-year-old scored her first Top 10 victory of the season to shock the second-seeded Badosa at the Mubadala Abu Dhabi Open.