Noskova beats Kartal 6-3 6-4 to reach China Open semifinals

Linda Noskova beat Sonay Kartal 6-3, 6-4 in the China Open quarterfinals on October 3, 2025, at the National Tennis Center in Beijing, booking a place in the tournament semifinals. The 21-year-old Czech converted the straight-sets victory in one hour and 10 minutes to move into the last four of the WTA 1000 event.

Noskova, seeded 26 and ranked 27th in the world, seized control in the first set after breaking Kartal in the seventh game to close it out 6-3. Kartal, 23, rallied early in the second by breaking Noskova to lead 2-0, but Noskova regrouped, steadied her serve and produced the decisive runs to finish 6-4. The Czech’s performance featured aggressive groundstrokes and a high first-serve percentage, helping her dominate many baseline exchanges and serve out the match, including four aces in the final stages.

Kartal’s run in Beijing marked a career high. The British player reached her first WTA 1000 quarterfinal after a breakthrough win over world number five Mirra Andreeva in the last 16, following earlier victories in Beijing over Alycia Parks and 14th-seeded Daria Kasatkina. Her progression to the last eight was the deepest at this level in her career and represented one...