Magda Linette vs Sofia Kenin — Madrid Qualifying Round 1

Madrid · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round 1
Magda Linette
POL
Magda Linette
#51WTA
1831ELO
1765Clay ELO
$732kYTD
$8.8MCAREER
34 yrs · 171 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWWWLWWL
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 7 May 2018
clay
Sofia Kenin
USA
Sofia Kenin
#106WTA
1694ELO
1655Clay ELO
27 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLLWLLLL
Linette M.
6-3 6-4
Kenin S.
Linette M.
662
Kenin S.
34–

Magda Linette defeated Sofia Kenin 6-3 6-4 in the Madrid qualifying round 1 on clay. The result followed the form book — Magda Linette came in ranked #51.

Key context

  • Match story: Magda Linette closed it out in two sets, 6–3 6–4.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Linette M.serving59% hold

wins 53% of points on serve vs Kenin S.

Kenin S.serving56% hold

wins 52% of points on serve vs Linette M.

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

Statistics

This season
Linette M.Kenin S.
1st serve in·Slight edge
63%
68%
1st serve points won·Even
64%
63%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
47%
Service points won·Even
58%
58%
Return points won·Even
42%
41%
Break points saved·Even
56%
56%
Aces / match·Clear edge
3.2
1.7
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.0
3.5

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Linette M.Kenin S.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
79
66
Break points saved·Slight edge
86
92
Break points won·Slight edge
75
85
Deciding sets·Dominant
89
54
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
88
73

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

Freshness

Recent load
Linette M.Kenin S.
Freshness·Slight edge
86
94

Linette M.: 1 day rest · 1 match, 22 games (7d) · Kenin S.: 12 days rest · 2 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast

Draw — qualifying

Q2
Pera B.
Vickery S.
6-46-4
Soler Espinosa S.
Barthel M.
6-22-0
Collins D.
Larsson J.
6-36-1
Schmiedlova A.
Mattek Sands B.
4-66-27-5
Errani S.
Flipkens K.
5-76-16-0
Sabalenka A.
Danilovic O.
6-46-2
Vikhlyantseva N.
Linette M.
7-56-787-62
Pliskova K.
Bogdan A.
3-67-56-2
Q1
Larsson J.
Aoyama S.
6-36-3
Collins D.
Riske Amritraj A.
7-623-67-63
Sabalenka A.
Martinez Cirez C.
6-17-65
Linette M.
Kenin S.
6-36-4
Vikhlyantseva N.
Badosa P.
6-26-4
Flipkens K.
Mchale C.
7-686-2
Barthel M.
Kudryavtseva A.
6-36-1
Pera B.
Hercog P.
6-26-0
Schmiedlova A.
Dabrowski G.
6-37-5
Mattek Sands B.
Dolehide C.
4-67-616-1
Bogdan A.
Kato M.
6-14-66-0
Errani S.
Haddad Maia B.
6-47-65
Vickery S.
Krejcikova B.
2-66-46-2
Soler Espinosa S.
Brady J.
6-26-4
Danilovic O.
Bondarenko K.
3-67-626-2
Pliskova K.
Bara I.
6-16-2