Lina Gjorcheska vs Sinja Kraus — Australian Open Qualifying Round 1
Australian Open · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round 1
#253WTA
1471ELO
1425Hard ELO
32 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 19 January 2026 ·
hard
Gjorcheska L.7-5 6-0
Kraus S.
Gjorcheska L.
762
Kraus S.
500
Lina Gjorcheska defeated Sinja Kraus 7-5 6-0 in the Australian Open qualifying round 1 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Sinja Kraus came in ranked #86. Lina Gjorcheska extended the head-to-head to 3–0.
Key context
- Match story: Lina Gjorcheska handed Sinja Kraus a second-set bagel in a 7–5 6–0 win.
Head to head
2–0| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-12 | Australian Open | Q128 | hard | Lina Gjorcheska | 7-5 6-0 |
| 2021-10-01 | W25 Budapest | R16 | clay | Lina Gjorcheska | 6-3 6-2 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
62%
60%
1st serve points won·Even
64%
64%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
35%
46%
Service points won·Even
53%
56%
Return points won·Even
45%
47%
Break points saved·Even
55%
57%
Aces / match·Clear edge
3.1
1.2
Double faults / match·Dominant
8.2
3.1
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (21 vs 57). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Freshness
Recent loadFreshness·Even
93
90
Gjorcheska L.: 5 days rest · 1 match, 22 games (7d) · Kraus S.: 7 days rest · 1 match, 34 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About
Conditions
Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast