Magda Linette

The dream run continued for Magda Linette, as the unseeded Pole outplayed former World No.1 Karolina Pliskova to reach her first career Grand Slam semifinal ...

Linette proceeded to serve out the match, booking her place in the semifinals after an hour and 27 minutes. Also read This was enough to secure the opening set, accomplished after an intense 35 minutes.

The unseeded Pole was full of emotion after her stunning career-first at the Australian Open. More here.

Contesting her 30th Grand Slam, Magda Linette beat Karolina Pliskova 6-3, 7-5 to reach her maiden major semifinal at the Australian Open. Photo credit: Mark ...

On her second break point, Linette bungled a backhand drop shot attempt as the Czech clawed back to deuce. Linette erased both, including carving out a clever backhand drop shot on the first, as she held firm to level after four games. It crumbled in the 11th game. The old adage you're only as good as your second serve applied to the first set. On her first set point, Linette closed the 32-minute opener when Pliskova floated another backhand beyond the baseline. Pliskova beat back the stress edging ahead 3-2. "I just found it difficult tactically to play what I normally played the last couple matches. Linette won 15 of 21 points played on Pliskova's second serve, broke serve three times and put the two-time major finalist under pressure throughout the latter stages of the second set. 45 breeze through the love break for 4-2. Serving for the set at 5-3, Linette dodged a break point when Pliskova missed a second-serve return long. I'm really grateful for the support so thank you every much everybody." I felt the mistakes were defining me.

Poland's Magda Linette had never been past the third round of a major when she arrived for this year's Australian Open. Now, she's in the semifinals.

I was able to stay in the game, no matter what." - Linette is through to the semifinals at a major for the first time in her career "I don't want to get too excited because we're still in the tournament but I'm super grateful and happy."

Unseeded Pole Magda Linette has continued her dream run at the Australian Open, upsetting former world No 1 Karolína Plíšková to book a semi-final berth.

Still, on her return to competition, she found that she was more calm on the court. There was a chance that she could be forced to rebuild her ranking on the ITF tour, a concerning thought for any ageing player. I’m 31 and I’m just getting it right, so obviously it was one of the toughest things for me,” she said. It wasn’t only me, but it was the coaches that brought this to me,” she said. Although she struggled to find a diagnosis for 11 weeks, she was managing the issue and still planning to compete in Melbourne. Despite her disappointment, Plíšková was complimentary of Linette’s level, but she noted that she does not think the Pole’s game has changed so much.

In her 30th Grand Slam main draw, 30-year-old Magda Linette upset her fourth consecutive seeded player, Karolina Pliskova, to reach the final four at a ...

Linette opened the 3-2 game by following a backhand slice with a winning drop shot, and she broke Pliskova at love from there. The winner will reach her first Grand Slam final. On the upswing: Pliskova came into the quarterfinal clash with a 7-2 head-to-head lead on Linette, but the Pole had rattled Pliskova in their last two meetings. "That was, I think, something I did the best." Breakthrough performance: Before this event, 30-year-old Linette had never progressed beyond the third round of a major, and she had lost in that round six times. Pliskova, on the other hand, was undone by 36 unforced errors in the clash.

Poland will have a woman in the semi-final of the Australian Open after Magda Linette emerged victor...

But I don't care." "Now I just don't care. "Actually it's funny that you're saying that because I was thinking about it. "At some point I've heard that she has this thing that is bad or this thing is bad, whatever. "There is sometimes incredible desire for a villain and a hero story that has to be written. I actually can resonate what Novak said the other day.

Magda Linette triumphed 6-3 7-5 over former world No 1 Karolina Pliskova in their quarter-final in Melbourne; the Pole now faces Aryna Sabalenka, ...

That was the key." "I think through all my life I've been taking mistakes, losses very personally. This will stay with me for life, so I'm really grateful.