French Open semi-finalist Kostyuk beats Paolini 6-3, 6-2 Czech No 9 seed Noskova defeats Elise Mertens 6-3, 7-5 A lot has been made of how open the women’s draw at Wimbledon is this year, even before the defending champion, Iga Swiatek, and the world’s top two, Aryna Sabalenka and Elena Rybakina, all fell in the first week. But sometimes it pays to be aware of the in-form players, whoever they are, and so it was no surprise to see Marta Kostyuk and Linda Noskova march into the semi-finals. Kos