Linda Nosková makes top-10 debut after defeating Jessica Pegula at stormy Berlin Open

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Linda Nosková achieved a top-10 WTA Tour ranking after winning the Berlin Open against Jessica Pegula in a storm-delayed final. The match experienced a long interruption due to severe weather, causing partial evacuation and fan criticism regarding venue management.

On a stormy Sunday in Germany’s capital, Linda Nosková shone. The Czech 21-year-old won the Berlin Open, defeating Jessica Pegula of the U.S. 6-4, 4-6, 6-3 to move into the top 10 of the WTA Tour rankings for the first time. Nosková’s meeting with Pegula, 32, was delayed by over five hours due to storms over the Rot-Weiss Tennis Club, which left parts of the venue waterlogged and prompted a hasty evacuation of spectators. The management of the evacuation drew public criticism from fans in attend