Tennis-Swiatek at a loss to understand Australian Open exit

Tennis - Australian Open - Melbourne Park, Melbourne, Australia - January 20, 2024 Poland's Iga Swiatek during a press conference after losing her third round match against Czech Republic's Linda Noskova REUTERS/Issei Kato

(Reuters) - The Australian Open had its biggest shock to date when teenager Linda Noskova knocked world number one Iga Swiatek out of the competition in the third round on Saturday, and the Polish top seed was at a loss to explain how she felt.

Swiatek began strongly, winning the opening set 6-3, but after losing the second by the same score, the decider saw Czech 19-year-old Noskova break serve twice to win 6-4.