Magda Linette vs Jessica Pegula — Cincinnati Round of 32
Cincinnati · WTA · Round of 32
POL31#78WTA
1831ELO
1780Hard ELO
$732kYTD
$8.8MCAREER
34 yrs · 171 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLLLLWWW
2 — 1
Sets
Thursday, 7 August 2025 ·
hard
USA4#3WTA
2097ELO
2058Hard ELO
$3.5MYTD
$25MCAREER
32 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWWWLWW
Linette M.7-6 3-6 6-3
Pegula J.
Linette M.
7362
Pegula J.
6631
Magda Linette defeated Jessica Pegula 7-6 3-6 6-3 in the Cincinnati round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Jessica Pegula came in ranked #3, leading the head-to-head 3–0, defending last year's final. Magda Linette claimed a first win over Jessica Pegula in four meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 3–1.
Key context
- Match story: Magda Linette closed it out in three sets, 7–6 3–6 6–3.
Head to head
0–3| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-03-05 | Indian Wells | R64 | hard | Jessica Pegula | 6-4 6-2 |
| 2024-04-01 | Charleston | R16 | clay | Jessica Pegula | 6-2 6-2 |
| 2023-03-20 | Miami | R16 | hard | Jessica Pegula | 6-1 7-5 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
60%
63%
1st serve points won·Even
64%
68%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
50%
Service points won·Slight edge
57%
62%
Return points won·Even
41%
45%
Break points saved·Even
55%
59%
Aces / match·Even
3.7
3.2
Double faults / match·Even
2.2
2.0
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (75 vs 117). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Dominant
58
96
Break points saved·Dominant
25
86
Break points won·Dominant
70
99
Deciding sets·Slight edge
88
99
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
88
93
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Freshness
Recent loadFreshness·Dominant
100
67
Linette M.: 16 days rest · Pegula J.: 5 days rest · 2 matches, 50 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About
Conditions
Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast