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
It was always expected that a Polish player would contest the semi-finals of the women’s singlesthis year, but perhaps not this one. Two rounds after world No 1 Iga Świątek and Hubert Hurkacz, the men’s 10th seed, were defeated in consecutive sets, the unlikely run of Magda Linette continued as the unseeded 30 year-old reached a grand slam semi-final for the first time in her career, defeating former No 1 Karolína Plíšková 6-3, 7-5 to advance.
“I think this approach of really trying to look a little bit different, grow up a little bit emotionally, like that was a big thing for us as a team. All of us approached it. It wasn’t only me, but it was the coaches that brought this to me,” she said. Even though the force of her breakthrough is surprising, there were plenty of indications that she had made significant strides. Linette began to build momentum at the end of last season, reaching finals in two events after the US Open. At the Billie Jean King Cup finals, Świątek’s decision to withdraw from the event thrust her into the spotlight as Poland’s top player. She thrived under the pressure, recording big wins over Plíšková and Madison Keys in Glasgow.
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