No 9 seed beats American 6-4, 7-6 (2) on Court One
Marta Kostyuk and Elise Mertens also in quarter-finals
The ninth seed Linda Noskova produced a composed display under pressure to end Madison Keys’ Wimbledon run in straight sets, sealing a 6-4, 7-6 (2) victory on Court One to reach the quarter-finals of a grand slam for just the second time in her career.
Keys had arrived full of confidence after knocking out last year’s finalist Amanda Anisimova in the third round. A former Australian Open champion and twice a Wimbledon quarter-finalist, the American was bidding to reach the last eight for the third time in four years. Noskova was chasing her own breakthrough having battled through consecutive three-set matches to return to the fourth round.
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