LONDON, July 8 : Linda Noskova became the second Czech woman into this year's Wimbledon semi-finals, beating Elise Mertens of Belgium 6-3 7-5 in an under-the-radar matchup on Wednesday. The ninth seed, who has been rising stealthily up the rankings this year, pummelled the experienced Mertens, 30, with power

LONDON, July 6 : Come Wimbledon, there often seems to be a Czech rising at the All England Club and this year Linda Noskova could be the one to lay down the marker after she dispatched American Madison Keys 6-4 7-6(2) on Monday to reach the quarter-finals.Eager to follow in the footsteps of her champion compa