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Linda Nosková ended Alex Eala's run at the Berlin Open with a straight-sets semifinal win at Steffi Graf Stadion. The Czech player will face Jessica Pegula in Sunday's final.
ESPNLinda Nosková defeated Alex Eala 6-2, 6-4 in the Berlin Open semifinal at Steffi Graf Stadion on June 20, 2026. The match lasted 1 hour and 9 minutes. Nosková hit 33 winners and 9 aces while winning 17 return points to Eala's 8.
Nosková broke serve twice in the first set and held a 15-5 edge in first-serve points won. She fired five aces to Eala's one. In the second set, Nosková broke in the third game to lead 3-1. Eala won three straight games, including a break in the sixth, to move ahead 4-3.
Nosková then won the final three games, breaking in the ninth to close out the match. Nosková improved to 2-0 against Eala. Their first meeting came in the round of 16 at Indian Wells earlier in 2026, where Nosková won 6-2, 6-0.
Eala had reached the semifinals by defeating world No. 2 Elena Rybakina in the round of 16 and world No. 8 Elina Svitolina in the quarterfinals. The loss left Eala at 1-14 against Czech players. Nosková's previous WTA Tour title came at the 2024 Monterrey Open.
Nosková will face world No. 4 Jessica Pegula in the final. Eala's next event is the Bad Homburg Open, where she faces Elise Mertens in the round of 32 and will partner with Venus Williams in doubles.
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