Two of the three youngest tennis players in the world’s top two are from the Czech Republic. Apart from Linda Fruhvirtová, Linda Nosková has also flown to the peak of adulthood in an unobtrusive but no less promising manner. The confident tennis player won her fifth women’s title this weekend in France. In just seventeen years.
The talented American Coco Gauff celebrated her 18th birthday three weeks ago, so there are only three tennis players under the age of 18 in the top 200 of the WTA standings. Two have Czech flags next to their names.
Linda Fruhvirtová and Linda Nosková managed to reach the top of the wider world simultaneously.
While 16-year-old Fruhvirt used a wild card last week to shine among the tennis cream in Miami, USA, less than a year old Nosková – last year’s French Open junior champion – is still entering smaller ITF tournaments and building reliably on his rise to power. impressive.
Over the weekend, Nosková took over the indoor company in Croissy-Beaubourg, France, from the position of unseeded player, and for the second time in his career he won the tournament with a subsidized US$60,000. He already has a total of five titles.
In the new edition of the WTA rankings, like Fruhvirt, he moved into the top two for the first time in his career. Noskova is now found in 184th place, Fruhvirt is down four steps.
The third minor tennis player in the top 200 is the youngest of them, 16-year-old Andorra sensation Victoria Jimenez Kasincevová in 177th place. By the way, Nosková eliminated this in Paris during his race last year for the junior grand slam.
Players have trained at Přerov in recent years under the leadership of renowned coach Tomáš Krupa, who in the past led Czech biggest stars such as Tomáš Berdych, Karolína Plíšková and Barbora Strýcová, excelling in his confidence, but also in himself. wise approach.
“I’m sure the coach blamed me for things he didn’t have to say to such a grown-up player. I always try to implement it as quickly as possible so he doesn’t have to do it again. We both have the same vision to be in the best tennis in the world as soon as possible.” he said a year ago in an interview for Aktuálně.cz.
At that time, she boldly equated herself with American legend Serena Williams.
“It sounds bold, but I’d compare him to him. He’s my biggest role model and I want to play like him. To have that technique and hitting power. And of course the results.”
He says his aim is supreme. “I want to be in the top ten of the world. But I really don’t care how fast I get there, but more focused on how long I stay there and how good my game will be,” he said at the time.
Noskova could witness her maiden appearance in an adult grand slam tournament this season.
If his rankings are not enough for him, there is speculation that as a junior champion he could receive a wild card at Roland Garros in Paris.
