Arantxa Rus vs Magda LinetteAustralian Open Round of 128

Australian Open · WTA · Round of 128
#178WTA
1511ELO
1503Hard ELO
35 yrs · 180 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWWLLWLL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 20 January 2020
hard
#59WTA
1831ELO
1780Hard ELO
$732kYTD
$8.8MCAREER
34 yrs · 171 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWWLWWLW
Rus A.
1-6 6-3 6-4
Linette M.
Rus A.
1662
Linette M.
6341

Arantxa Rus defeated Magda Linette 1-6 6-3 6-4 in the Australian Open round of 128 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Magda Linette came in ranked #59, leading the head-to-head 1–0, defending last year's round of 128. Arantxa Rus claimed a first win over Magda Linette in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

Head to head

01
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2024-04-15RouenQFclayMagda Linette7-6(9) 6-1

Serve vs return

This season
Rus A.serving73% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Linette M.

Linette M.serving73% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Rus A.

Even serve battle

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

Rus A.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
71%
63%
1st serve points won·Even
61%
64%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
48%
Service points won·Even
56%
58%
Return points won·Even
44%
42%
Break points saved·Even
54%
56%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.0
3.2
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.4
2.0

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Dominant
15
79
Break points saved·Dominant
51
86
Break points won·Slight edge
86
75
Deciding sets·Dominant
15
89
Tiebreaks·Dominant
0
88

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·Even
100
98

Rus A.: 18 days rest · Linette M.: 12 days rest · 1 match (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Weather
21°CRain
Wind 16 km/hHumidity 79%

Draw

R128
Cirstea S.
Strycova B.[32]
6-27-65
Ostapenko J.
Samsonova L.
6-16-4
Rybakina E.[29]
Pera B.
6-36-2
Riske Amritraj A.[18]
Wang Y.
7-652-66-3
Zhu L.
Golubic V.
4-66-17-65
Goerges J.
Hruncakova V.
6-16-2
Martic P.[13]
Mchale C.
6-36-0
Rus A.
Linette M.
1-66-36-4
Hibino N.
Peng S.
4-67-666-3
Sakkari M.[22]
Gasparyan M.
6-26-2
Krejcikova B.
Kanepi K.
7-632-66-3
Badosa P.
Larsson J.
6-16-0
Kvitova P.[7]
Siniakova K.
6-16-0
Osaka N.[3]
Bouzkova M.
6-26-4
Zheng S.
Kalinskaya A.
6-36-2
Mcnally C.
Stosur S.
6-16-4
Kenin S.[14]
Trevisan M.
6-26-4
Garcia C.
Brengle M.
6-756-26-2
Wozniacki C.
Ahn K.
6-16-3
Yastremska D.[23]
Juvan K.
6-16-1
Williams S.[8]
Potapova A.
6-06-3
Bencic B.[6]
Schmiedlova A.
6-37-5
Sorribes Tormo S.
Kudermetova V.
2-66-16-1
Vekic D.[19]
Sharapova M.
6-36-4
Mertens E.[16]
Kovinic D.
6-26-0
Bellis C.
Maria T.
6-06-2
Collins D.[26]
Diatchenko V.
6-13-66-4
Putintseva Y.
Hsieh S.
6-16-3
Dart H.
Doi M.
2-66-47-66
Svitolina E.[5]
Boulter K.
6-47-5
Tomljanovic A.
Sevastova A.[31]
6-16-1
Rodionova A.
Bondarenko K.
3-67-656-0
Bertens K.[9]
Begu I.
6-16-4
Giorgi C.
Lottner A.
6-36-3
Hon P.
Baindl K.
6-36-4
Kerber A.[17]
Cocciaretto E.
6-26-2
Pavlyuchenkova A.[30]
Stojanovic N.
6-17-5
Townsend T.
Pegula J.
6-47-65
Siegemund L.
Vandeweghe C.
6-16-4
Pliskova K.[2]
Mladenovic K.
6-17-5
Muguruza G.
Rogers S.
0-66-16-0
Alexandrova E.[25]
Teichmann J.
6-44-66-2
Li A.
Cabrera L.
7-647-610
Suarez Navarro C.
Sabalenka A.[11]
7-667-66
Hercog P.
Peterson R.
6-36-3
Minnen G.
Sasnovich A.
7-634-67-5
Wang Q.[27]
Parmentier P.
7-626-3
Ferro F.
Van Uytvanck A.
6-26-1
Davis L.
Fernandez L.
6-46-2
Gauff C.
Williams V.
7-656-3
Swiatek I.
Babos T.
6-36-2
Zidansek T.
Han N.
6-36-3
Barty A.[1]
Tsurenko L.
5-76-16-1
Keys M.[10]
Kasatkina D.
6-36-1
Zhang S.
Stephens S.[24]
2-67-56-2
Jabeur O.
Konta J.[12]
6-46-2
Watson H.
Pliskova K.
4-66-36-1
Blinkova A.
Paolini J.
7-56-4
Kuznetsova S.
Vondrousova M.[15]
6-24-66-4
Kontaveit A.[28]
Sharma A.
6-06-2
Cornet A.
Niculescu M.
5-76-16-0
Muchova K.[20]
Flipkens K.
6-32-67-67
Halep S.[4]
Brady J.
7-656-1
Diyas Z.
Anisimova A.[21]
6-34-66-3