
Linda Noskova prevails over Jessica Pegula 6-3 7-6(8) in the 3rd round in Dubai on Wednesday. Noskova will play against Clara Tauson in the quarter. The match lasted 1 hour and 34 minutes.
Noskova added to her prize money $ 41,870 after winning this match. She has already won $ 83,470 after this win. If she wins the next match, the Czech will add $ 97,930 to her earnings to get in total $ 181,400 in total.
Highlights Linda Noskova vs. Jessica Pegula Dubai Duty Free Championships – Dubai
Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners
At the end of the match, Linda scored 77 points vs. Jessica’s 68.
Noskova
Linda served exceptionally well to win 77% of the points (33/43) behind her first serve, and she won 55% points (18/33) on her second serve. Linda was exceptional in converting all the break points (3/3).
Pegula
On the other side, Pegula was far from perfect in converting her break points (only 33% – 1/3). That was one of the key issues for her defeat.
After this match, the head to head between Noskova and Pegula is 1-0 for Linda.
Draw and next match H2H: Linda Noskova vs. Clara Tauson – stats
Noskova will square off with Tauson in the quarter.
This will be the 2nd time that Linda Noskova and Clara Tauson fight against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Tauson (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard.
The last time that they played each other, Tauson won 5-7 6-3 6-4 in the 1st round in Melbourne back in January 2025.
Live score progression and stats
Noskova commenced this set in the best possible way after breaking Jessica Pegula in the 1st game (1-0). The Czech managed to strengthen her lead after breaking Jessica in the 9th (6-3) game before winning the set.
The Czech failed to serve out the set when leading 6-3 to be broken at 15.
Noskova was on the money in converting all her break points in the 1st (0-0 30-40) and the 9th game (5-3 0-40). On the other side, the American was unable to convert any of her 2 break points. She had 2 break points opportunities in the 8th game (3-4 40-A and 40-A).
They contested 62 points. The Czech conquered the set after winning 10 points more than Jessica (36-26). The Czech lost 12 points on serve (25-12). In addition, on the other side, the American conceded 11 points on serve (14-11).
The Czech won the set after she broke Jessica in the 6th (4-2) game. Pegula tried to stage a comeback breaking in the 7th (4-3) game. Notwithstanding, Noskova didn’t make any concession anymore to eventually clinch the set at the following tiebreak at 8.
Tiebreak
Linda won 6 minibreaks in the 1st (1-0), 2nd (2-0), 5th (3-2), 13th (7-6), 17th (9-8) and 18th (10-8) point. On the other side, Jessica won 4 minibreaks in the 3rd (1-2), 4th (2-2), 11th (6-5) and 15th (8-7) point.
This was the tiebreak sequence: 1-0, 2-0, 2-1, 2-2, 3-2, 3-3, 4-3, 5-3, 5-4, 5-5, 5-6, 6-6, 7-6, 7-7, 7-8, 8-8, 9-8, 10-8
Noskova was clinical in converting the only break point that she conquered in the 6th game (3-2 40-A). Linda saved 2 set points when she was 5-6 and 7-8 down. Furthermore, on the other side, Jessica was clinical in converting the only break point that she conquered in the 7th game (2-4 30-40).
They played 83 points. It’s worth to point out that, Noskova won this set even if she scored less points 1 than the American (41-42). Noskova surrendered 17 points on serve (21-17). In addition, on the other side, the American conceded 20 points on serve (25-20).
Tennis Scores in Dubai
- Mirra AndreevaAndreeva – Peyton StearnsStearns (6-1 6-1)
- Linda NoskovaNoskova – Jessica PegulaPegula (6-3 7-68)
- Karolina MuchovaMuchova – Mccartney KesslerKessler (6-3 1-6 7-65)
- Sofia KeninKenin – Jasmine PaoliniPaolini (6-4 6-0)
- Iga SwiatekSwiatek – Dayana YastremskaYastremska (7-5 6-0)
- Elena RybakinaRybakina – Paula BadosaBadosa (4-6 7-68 7-62)
- Clara TausonTauson – Aryna SabalenkaSabalenka (6-3 6-2)
Upcoming matches
- Sorana CirsteaCirstea – Emma NavarroNavarro (0-0) – H2H details and stats
- Clara TausonTauson – (1-0) – H2H details and stats
- Elena RybakinaRybakina – Sofia KeninKenin (2-0) – H2H details and stats




