Ajla Tomljanovic vs Magda Linette — Rome Qualifying Round 1

Rome · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round 1
Ajla Tomljanovic
AUS
Ajla Tomljanovic
#92WTA
1745ELO
1630Clay ELO
33 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 14 May 2018
clay
Magda Linette
POL
Magda Linette
#51WTA
1831ELO
1765Clay ELO
$732kYTD
$8.8MCAREER
34 yrs · 171 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Tomljanovic A.
6-2 3-6 6-4
Linette M.
Tomljanovic A.
6362
Linette M.
2641

Ajla Tomljanovic defeated Magda Linette 6-2 3-6 6-4 in the Rome qualifying round 1 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Magda Linette came in ranked #51. Ajla Tomljanovic extended the head-to-head to 4–0.

Key context

Head to head

3–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2019-04-01CharlestonR64clayAjla Tomljanovic6-2 7-6(7)
2018-06-18MallorcaR32grassAjla Tomljanovic6-3 6-4
2017-03-20MiamiR128hardAjla Tomljanovic6-2 1-6 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Tomljanovic A.serving54% hold

wins 51% of points on serve vs Linette M.

Linette M.serving51% hold

wins 51% of points on serve vs Tomljanovic 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

Statistics

This season
Tomljanovic A.Linette M.
1st serve in·Even
65%
63%
1st serve points won·Even
64%
64%
2nd serve points won·Even
43%
47%
Service points won·Even
57%
58%
Return points won·Even
44%
42%
Break points saved·Even
55%
56%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.6
3.2
Double faults / match·Dominant
5.1
2.0

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Tomljanovic A.Linette M.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
71
79
Break points saved·Clear edge
73
86
Break points won·Clear edge
92
75
Deciding sets·Clear edge
75
89
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
78
88

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

Freshness

Recent load
Tomljanovic A.Linette M.
Freshness·Clear edge
98
86

Tomljanovic A.: 14 days rest · 1 match (14d) · Linette M.: 1 day rest · 1 match, 22 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast

Draw — qualifying

Q2
Vikhlyantseva N.
Sabalenka A.
6-21-66-4
Hercog P.
Krunic A.
7-646-4
Hsieh S.
Barthel M.
6-27-63
Tomljanovic A.
Diyas Z.
7-646-3
Kanepi K.
Siniakova K.
6-33-66-3
Vekic D.
Puig M.
4-1
Collins D.
Giorgi C.
2-66-46-2
Van Uytvanck A.
Wang Q.
3-66-36-1
Q1
Barthel M.
Sasnovich A.
7-56-2
Hsieh S.
Putintseva Y.
1-67-56-3
Diyas Z.
Grymalska A.
6-47-64
Kanepi K.
Kenin S.
2-66-26-2
Tomljanovic A.
Linette M.
6-23-66-4
Siniakova K.
Mchale C.
6-36-2
Krunic A.
Wang Y.
6-46-4
Puig M.
Trevisan M.
6-27-5
Hercog P.
Di Sarra F.
6-36-3
Vekic D.
Brady J.
3-66-36-1
Giorgi C.
Chiesa D.
6-26-3
Collins D.
Lepchenko V.
6-26-3
Wang Q.
Arruabarrena L.
7-646-1
Van Uytvanck A.
Mattek Sands B.
7-51-66-1
Vikhlyantseva N.
Pera B.
6-45-77-5
Sabalenka A.
Riske Amritraj A.
6-31-66-3