Victoria Jimenez Kasintseva vs Magda LinetteMerida Round of 16

Merida · WTA · Round of 16
#110WTA
1599ELO
1579Hard ELO
20 yrs · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWWLLLLL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 23 February 2026
hard
#59WTA
1831ELO
1780Hard ELO
$732kYTD
$8.8MCAREER
34 yrs · 171 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Jimenez Kasintseva V.
5-7 7-6 7-5
Linette M.
Jimenez Kasintseva V.
57772
Linette M.
76551

Victoria Jimenez Kasintseva defeated Magda Linette 5-7 7-6 7-5 in the Merida round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Magda Linette came in ranked #59, defending last year's round of 16.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Jimenez Kasintseva V.serving66% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Linette M.

Linette M.serving74% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Jimenez Kasintseva V.

Serve advantage — Linette M.

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

Jimenez Kasintseva V.Linette M.
0
Serve
26
55
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
66%
59%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
56%
66%
2nd serve points won·Even
44%
47%
Service points won·Slight edge
52%
58%
Return points won·Even
43%
41%
Break points saved·Even
55%
53%
Aces / match·Clear edge
1.5
4.1
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.4
1.7

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (21 vs 18). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Dominant
52
79
Break points saved·Even
82
86
Break points won·Clear edge
88
75
Deciding sets·Dominant
26
89
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
80
88

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
4.5
Heavy underdogUmpiry Score
7.5
Dominant favouriteUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
2.6Hard Elo 1579
Surface ELO
7.4+201 Hard Elo edge
2.3Overall Elo 1599
ELO gap
7.7Overall Elo 1831
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
1.1
Surface form
6.7
0.0
Win streak
0.0
Fatigue & Travel
Minutes 14d
6.8
3-set count
4.0
Prev. match
8.0
Context
5.0
Defending pts
6.0

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·Even
98
98

Jimenez Kasintseva V.: 12 days rest · 1 match (14d) · Linette M.: 12 days rest · 1 match (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast
Weather
23°CMainly clear
Wind 22 km/hHumidity 49%