Jennifer Brady vs Magda LinetteCincinnati Qualifying Round 2

Cincinnati · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round 2
#625WTA
31 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLLLLWLW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 12 August 2019
hard
#51WTA
1831ELO
1780Hard ELO
$732kYTD
$8.8MCAREER
34 yrs · 171 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWWWLWWL
Brady J.
2-6 6-3 6-4
Linette M.
Brady J.
2662
Linette M.
6341

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

Key context

Head to head

22
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2023-10-02BeijingR32hardMagda Linette3-1 RET
2023-08-28US OpenR64hardJennifer Brady6-1 2-6 6-2
2020-08-10LexingtonR16hardJennifer Brady6-2 6-3
2018-01-15Australian OpenR128hardMagda Linette2-6 6-4 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Brady J.serving70% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Linette M.

Linette M.serving61% hold

wins 54% of points on serve vs Brady J.

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

Brady J.Linette M.
Serve
26
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·Slight edge
56%
63%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
70%
64%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
48%
Service points won·Even
61%
58%
Return points won·Even
43%
42%
Break points saved·Slight edge
61%
56%
Aces / match·Slight edge
4.3
3.2
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.5
2.0

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (135 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Dominant
52
79
Break points saved·Even
88
86
Break points won·Even
73
75
Deciding sets·Dominant
33
89
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
80
88

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·
98

Linette M.: 14 days rest · 1 match (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
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