Dayana Yastremska beats Linda Noskova in fairytale run, first ...

Dayana Yastremska will contest a first Grand Slam semi-final after she beat Linda Noskova 6-3 6-4 on Rod Laver Arena.

The qualifier will face Anna Kalinskaya or Zheng Qinwen next after becoming the first qualifier to make the last four at Melbourne Park since 1974.

Yastremska produced a dominant showing against Noskova – who had beaten Iga Siwatek in the previous round – and hit 19 winners to her opponent’s six.

“It's nice to make a history,” said Yastremska after her win.

“It's something new for me and for my generation (smiling) because the last time it happened it was a long time ago. I wasn't born yet. It's nice. I'm really happy to be in my first semi-finals. I was a little bit nervous, but at the same time tired.

“I think I was a little bit too emotional. Today before my match I got angry at the practice of my coach (smiling). But that's fine, because I could put my emotions away.

“Yeah, another step is done.”

Yastremska became the fifth player in the Open era to make the semi-finals as a qualifier – the last was Emma Raducanu at the US Open in 2021.

“I arrived on 3rd January," Yastremska said about her run.

"On days when I have a match the days go very fast but on my days off, it feels like I’ve been here six months.

“I prefer to play matches rather than practising. I like Melbourne, I have good memories from juniors, where I made the finals.”