Daria Kasatkina vs Magda LinetteSan Jose Quarter-final

San Jose · WTA · Quarter-final
#63WTA
1795ELO
1757Hard ELO
29 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLLLLWWL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 2 August 2021
hard
#51WTA
1831ELO
1780Hard ELO
$732kYTD
$8.8MCAREER
34 yrs · 171 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWWWLWWL
Kasatkina D.
6-4 3-6 6-4
Linette M.
Kasatkina D.
6362
Linette M.
4641

Daria Kasatkina defeated Magda Linette 6-4 3-6 6-4 in the San Jose quarter-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Magda Linette came in ranked #51. Daria Kasatkina extended the head-to-head to 4–3.

Key context

  • Match story: Daria Kasatkina closed it out in three sets, 6–4 3–6 6–4.

Head to head

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DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2024-10-07WuhanR16hardMagda Linette6-2 6-3
2024-01-01BrisbaneR16hardDaria Kasatkina6-4 6-2
2023-10-23ZhuhaiRRhardDaria Kasatkina6-3 6-4
2022-01-17Australian OpenR64hardDaria Kasatkina6-2 6-3
2021-08-23ClevelandQFhardMagda Linette6-1 6-2
2018-01-15Australian OpenR64hardMagda Linette7-6(4) 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Kasatkina D.serving69% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Linette M.

Linette M.serving64% hold

wins 56% of points on serve vs Kasatkina D.

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

Kasatkina D.Linette M.
0
Serve
26
95
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
70%
63%
1st serve points won·Even
60%
64%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
41%
48%
Service points won·Even
54%
58%
Return points won·Slight edge
48%
42%
Break points saved·Even
54%
56%
Aces / match·Clear edge
1.4
3.2
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.7
2.0

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Even
78
79
Break points saved·Slight edge
80
86
Break points won·Dominant
100
75
Deciding sets·Even
93
89
Tiebreaks·Dominant
47
88

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
5.6
Slight disadvantageUmpiry Score
  • Extended break: 35 days (−0.7)
6.0
Even matchUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
4.9Hard Elo 1757
Surface ELO
5.1+22 Hard Elo edge
5.0Overall Elo 1795
ELO gap
5.0Overall Elo 1831
5.0
H2H
5.0
9.1
Surface form
3.4
Win streak
0.0Lost last 2
Fatigue & Travel
7.0
Surface transition
Context
5.0
Defending pts
5.0

The Umpiry Score combines match-context factors — matchup, form, fatigue, travel and motivation — into a single 0–10 score, updated daily. Read how it works.

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·Slight edge
92
98

Kasatkina D.: 10 days rest · 3 matches (14d) · Linette M.: 14 days rest · 1 match (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
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