Aliaksandra Sasnovich vs Magda LinetteMiami Qualifying Round 2

Miami · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round 2
#143WTA
1726ELO
1697Hard ELO
32 yrs · 174 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLLLWWLW
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 20 March 2017
hard
#51WTA
1831ELO
1780Hard ELO
$732kYTD
$8.8MCAREER
34 yrs · 171 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWWWLWWL
Sasnovich A.
6-4 6-2
Linette M.
Sasnovich A.
662
Linette M.
42

Aliaksandra Sasnovich defeated Magda Linette 6-4 6-2 in the Miami qualifying round 2 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Magda Linette came in ranked #51. Aliaksandra Sasnovich extended the head-to-head to 3–2.

Key context

Head to head

22
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2023-08-28US OpenR128hardMagda Linette6-3 6-1
2022-02-07St. PetersburgR32hardAliaksandra Sasnovich7-5 4-6 6-4
2019-08-19New YorkR16hardMagda Linette6-1 6-4
2018-03-05Indian WellsR128hardAliaksandra Sasnovich5-7 7-6(2) 7-6(4)

Serve vs return

This season
Sasnovich A.serving58% hold

wins 53% of points on serve vs Linette M.

Linette M.serving56% hold

wins 52% of points on serve vs Sasnovich A.

Baseline battle — serve is shaky, expect plenty of breaks

Each player's serve crossed against the other's return, converted to expected hold of serve. Recent completed matches, ATP, WTA & Challenger. About

Serve & return on hard

Sasnovich A.Linette M.
37
Serve
26
35
Return
10

Per-surface Serve / Return Rating (0–100, percentile within the hard field, opponent-adjusted over 52 weeks). About

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Even
64%
63%
1st serve points won·Even
63%
64%
2nd serve points won·Even
44%
47%
Service points won·Even
56%
58%
Return points won·Even
45%
42%
Break points saved·Even
57%
56%
Aces / match·Even
2.8
3.2
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.3
2.0

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
61
79
Break points saved·Slight edge
79
86
Break points won·Clear edge
93
75
Deciding sets·Clear edge
72
89
Tiebreaks·Dominant
25
88

Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·Clear edge
100
86

Sasnovich A.: 19 days rest · Linette M.: 1 day rest · 1 match, 22 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
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