Linda Noskova, the No. 13 seed, outlasted No. 3 seed Coco Gauff 6-4, 1-6, 7-6 in the Round of 16 at the WTA 1000 Madrid Open on red clay. The decider went to a tiebreak, which Noskova sealed 7-5 after 2 hours and 5 minutes on Manolo Santana court. Fans following on Sofascore got a full read on the momentum swings through the serve and return numbers.

First set: second serve and return set the tone

Noskova jumped ahead 6-4 by winning the small battles. She was sharp on second-serve points, taking 6 of 7, and picked up 6 of 7 points when returning Gauff’s second serve. That balance gave her a 20–19 edge in service points and 11 receiver points won in the opener.

Gauff landed 77% of first serves in set one, yet Noskova matched her on first‑serve points won and grabbed the only break she needed.

Second set: Gauff surges behind serve and return

Gauff flipped the script with a 6-1 set driven by elite serving and aggressive returning. She won 13 of 15 points behind her first serve and 6 of 8 on Noskova’s second serve. The American also strung together a run of five straight games.

Noskova faced heavy pressure, saving 3 of 5 break points, but Gauff still converted two and dominated both service and return points 17–7 and 10–4.

Third set: the longest stretch and a 7-5 tiebreak

The decider lasted 64 minutes and 32 seconds and had everything. Gauff hammered 7 aces in the set and landed 72% first serves, but Noskova kept clawing back with 21 receiver points and a strong 52% win rate on her own second serve points. Both players broke twice.

At 6-6 it came down to the breaker. Noskova edged it 7-5, her only tiebreak of the match, to close out a high-quality finish.

Key numbers from Madrid

– Gauff led in total points 99–89 and total games 16–14, but Noskova won the key moments and the lone tiebreak.
– Aces: Gauff 13, Noskova 8. Double faults were close at 6 for Gauff and 7 for Noskova.
– First-serve in: Gauff 69% (70/101), Noskova 53% (46/87). Despite that gap, Noskova countered by winning more second-serve points overall, 20/41 (49%) to 12/31 (39%).
– Break points: Gauff saved 7/10 and converted 4. Noskova saved 3/7 and converted 3.
– Set times: 34:09, 26:45, 64:32. Total match time 2:05:26.

It was a round-of-16 win built on resilience. For more serve and return splits and every point from Madrid, visit the match page on Sofascore.