A second meeting between No.30 seed Linda Noskova and Amanda Anisimova, the No.13 seed from the USA, rounded out play on No.1 Court on Sunday.

Both began with strong grass court records this season. Anisimova was 9-2 after a run to the Queen’s final and a quarter-final finish in Berlin, while Noskova, just one win behind, had reached the last eight in Nottingham and the semi-finals in Bad Homburg.

This, therefore, had all the ingredients of a fascinating fourth round clash and it played out that way.

Anisimova put together a great first set and broke twice to take it 6-2 with 11 winners and just nine unforced errors.

Noskova improved her return and, at the second time of asking, managed to serve it out and take the set 7-5 to force the decider.

A third set shootout had the No.1 Court crowd on the edge of their seats. Noskova broke first but Anisimova responded almost straight away.

The American hit an ace to reduce the deficit to 2-3. It proved to be the turning point.

“I just kept telling myself to, first, keep believing in myself. Second off, just to bring my level up because I feel like I was playing a bit tentative there. I knew I had to step it up if I wanted to give myself a chance there in the third.”

Anisimova went on a 10-point run, breaking to love to make it 3-3 and then holding to love – with an improved first serve percentage and becoming braver with her forehand, the wing which can break down.

Her courage paid off as the tension mounted. She received a warning for racket abuse as Noskova then restored parity, but that seemed only to add fuel to Anisimova’s fire.

A hold to 30 followed and then two match points on the Czech’s serve. Anisimova took the second as Noskova threw her racket to the ground in frustration after a high-quality battle, which lasted just over two hours.

Anisimova reaches the last eight of the Championships for the second time and has now won her last 27 matches, dating back to the start of the year, in which she won the first set.

“I feel like most of the time I come out playing very strong,” the 23-year-old said. “Maybe it’s having to work on my fitness more and being able to last that long in the matches. I think that’s just something we’ve been working on.

“To be fair, I haven’t really played a full calendar before this year, I think. I’m just getting used to playing week in, week out, having my body adjust to playing a lot of tennis.

“It’s the goal that I can sustain a very high level, especially against the top players. That’s something I’m striving towards.”

Anisimova’s world ranking – she is currently at No.12, a career high – is projected to rise following The Championships.

“It’s super special and a surreal feeling to be in the top 10. If I thought to myself last year, if someone told me that I’ll be breaking the top 10 by now, it would be pretty surprising to me considering where I was last summer.

“(It) just goes to show that all the hard work is paying off.

“So I feel pretty good about myself that I’ve been working that hard. Hopefully I can keep building on it and going for more.”

Anisimova plays Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova for a place in the semi-finals – an opponent she has beaten on all three occasions they’ve met previously.

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