Thursday's Wimbledon semifinal pits Linda Noskova against Marta Kostyuk on grass. Linda Noskova is rolling — 5 straight wins, 9 of 10 in recent play. Marta Kostyuk is rolling — 5 straight wins, 9 of 10 in recent play.
The ledger favors Marta Kostyuk, 2-0 across their 2 meetings with Linda Noskova.
The serve is where this match separates: Noskova has been winning 69.4% of first-serve points to Kostyuk's 64.1%, and on grass that gap compounds fast. A tiebreak or two would surprise nobody, with Noskova fractionally more likely to land the big points.