Linette Upsets Garcia to Reach First Grand Slam QF

Poland's Magda Linette celebrates victory against France's Caroline Garcia after their women's singles match on day eight of the Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne on January 23, 2023. (AFP)

Magda Linette came from two breaks down in the first set en route to beating No. 4 Caroline Garcia 7-6 (3), 6-4 on Monday to reach her first Grand Slam quarterfinal.

She will face Karolina Pliskova, who defeated Zhang Shuai 6-0, 6-4 in another fourth-round match on Monday.