20-year-old Czech player hits out at trolls for targeting her mother on Mother's Day
20-year-old Czech tennis player Linda Noskova slammed online trolls after her loss to Russia's Mirra Andreeva at the Italian Open 2025 on Sunday, May 11. Noskova was defeated in straight sets, 6-1, 7-5, missing out on a spot in the pre-quarterfinals. In the aftermath, she took to social media to defend her mother, who had been targeted with hateful messages on Mother's Day.advertisement'To everyone who mentioned my mom after my loss, especially on this Mother's Day: I truly hope you find compassion in your heart one day,' Noskova wrote.
Courtesy: Linda Noskova Instagram
Noskova began her campaign in Rome after beating Britain's Sonay Kartal in straight sets in the Round of 64. However, she couldn't step up against the 18-year-old Andreeva, who has won two WTA 1000 titles this year.
Andreeva became the youngest woman to reach the Round of 16 in back-to-back tournaments in Madrid and Rome.Linda Noskova struggles big timeIn the first set, Andreeva showed her class, earning three breaks of serve to dictate terms. Noskova earned her first break in the second set, but Andreeva converted both her break point chances to have the last laugh.advertisementAlso Read: Why did Marta Kostyuk shake hands with 'Russian' Daria Kasatkina? ExplainedBoth players struggled with their second serves, but Noskova was worse with a winning percentage of 28 (seven out of 25).Mirra takes the dub Mirra Andreeva is through to the Round of 16 after an entertaining match against Noskova, 6-1, 7-5.#IBI25 pic.twitter.com/6dGa6OdEkS— wta (@WTA) May 11, 2025Andreeva is next set to lock horns with Denmark's Clara Tauson, who handed 10th seed Emma Navarro a shock defeat.In other matches in women's singles, 2019 US Open champion Bianca Andreescu knocked out Elena Rybakina, winning 6-2, 6-4. She will next lock horns with Paris Olympics gold medallist Qinwen Zheng, who beat Magdalena Frech in straight sets.Emma Raducanu rallied back from behind to beat Veronika Kudermetovaver 5-7, 6-0, 6-1. The 2021 US Open champion has a huge task in hand as she will face the talented Coco Gauff, who is set to become the World No.2 after Iga Swiatek made an early exit from the tournament.Must Watch
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