Magda Linette ousts Anhelina Kalinina 6-1 4-6 6-2 in the semifinal in Rouen on Saturday. Linette will face off with Sloane Stephens in the final. The battle lasted 2 hours and 9 minutes.
Highlights Magda Linette vs. Anhelina Kalinina Open Capfinances Rouen Metropole – Rouen
Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners
At the end of the match, the Pole scored 88 points vs. the Ukrainian’s 68.
Linette
The Pole didn’t lose the concentration in converting 63% of the break points that she procured (5/8).
Kalinina
On the other side, the Ukrainian had a tough time converting her break points (only 33% – 2/6). That was one of the key issues for her demise.
After this match, the head to head between Linette and Kalinina is 2-0 for Magda.
Draw and next match H2H: Magda Linette vs. Sloane Stephens – stats
Linette will compete against Stephens in the final.
This will be the 4th time that Magda Linette and Sloane Stephens clash against each other. The head to head is 3-0 for Stephens (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on clay.
The last time that they fought against each other, Stephens won 7-5 6-3 in the 1st round in Beijing back in 2019.
Live score progression and stats
Linette was far too good to concede only 1 game before breaking the Ukrainian 2 times and win the set 6-1.
Anhelina was completely wiped out in the last 6 games of the set when the score went from 1-1 to 6-1.
Magda converted 66% of her break points (2/3). She had 3 break points opportunities in the 4th (2-1 30-40 and 40-A) and the 6th game (4-1 40-A). On the other side, Magda didn’t concede a single break point during this set.
They contested 48 points. The Pole was the one to win the set after conquering 8 points more than Kalinina (28-20). Magda conceded 6 points on serve (16-6). On the other side, Kalinina conceded 12 points on serve (14-12).
Anhelina won the set after recovering from 1 break down. In fact, after dropping her serve in the 7th (3-4) game, The Ukrainian broke back in the 8th (4-4) and in the 10th game to conquer the set 6-4.
The Ukrainian failed to serve out the set when leading 6-4 to be broken at 15.
Linette was eclipsed in the last 4 games of the set when the score went from 3-4 to 6-4.
The Ukrainian was flawless in converting all her break points in the 4th (2-1 30-40), the 6th (3-2 30-40), the 8th (3-4 15-40, 30-40 and 40-A) and the 10th game (5-4 30-40). In addition on the other side, Linette was unerring in converting all her break points in the 3rd (1-1 30-40) and the 7th game (3-3 30-40 and 40-A).
They played 72 points. Kalinina was the one to win the set after conquering 4 points more than Linette (38-34). Kalinina lost 15 points on serve (23-15). On the other side, Magda conceded 15 points on serve (19-15).
The Pole in this set was much more effective than the Ukrainian and eventually she won 6-2 after breaking Kalinina in the 3rd (2-1) and in the 5th (4-1) game.
A crucial moment of this set was when Magda won 4 consecutive games in the 3rd set so as to change the game count from 1-1 to 5-1.
The Pole was perfect in converting all her break points in the 3rd (1-1 30-40) and the 4th game (3-1 15-40). On the other side, the Pole didn’t concede a single break point during this set.
They played 36 points. The Pole was the one to win the set after conquering 16 points more than Kalinina (26-10). The Pole was extremely solid on serve to concede just 3 points (16-3). on the other side of the court, Anhelina conceded 10 points on serve (7-10).
Tennis Scores in Rouen
- Sloane StephensStephens – Caroline GarciaGarcia (6-3 6-2)
- Magda LinetteLinette – Anhelina KalininaKalinina (6-1 4-6 6-2)
Upcoming matches
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