BEIJING. Superlative Linette routs Watson in the qualifications

CHINA OPEN - BEIJING. Linette rolls over Watson to fight against Sloane Stephens in the 1st round

Prediction and head to head Magda Linette vs. Heather Watson

Magda Linette routs Heather Watson 6-2 6-1 in the qualifications in Beijing on Saturday after playing a superlative match to play Sloane Stephens in the 1st round.

Score, report, and key facts

1st set.

Linette started the set strong after breaking Watson in the 2nd game (2-0) before consolidating her break and lead 3-0. Linette managed to boost her lead after breaking heather in the 8th (6-2) game before winning the set.

Magda lost a big opportunity to break heather in the 6th game when she had 3 consecutive chances (0-40).

2nd set.

Linette had a running start at the beginning of the set after breaking Watson in the 2nd game (2-0) before consolidating her break and lead 5-0. Magda extended her lead after breaking Watson in the 4th (4-0) game before winning the set (6-1).

A crucial moment of the match was when the Pole won 5 consecutive games in the 2nd set to change the scoreline from 0-0 to 5-0.

Statistics

At the end of the match, Linette scored 64 points vs. heather ‘s 40 points.

Linette served extremely well to win 85% of the points (22/26) behind her first serve, and she won 61% points (11/18) on her second serve. The Pole won this match even if she was struggling in finding the solution in converting her break points since she converted only 36% (4/11). On the other side, heather wasn’t able to conquer any break point (0/1). That was one of the key issues for her demise.

After this encounter, the head to head between Linette and Watson is 1-0 for Magda.

Next Match: Magda Linette vs. Sloane Stephens – stats

Linette will come up against Stephens in the 1st round.

This will be the 3rd time that Magda Linette and Sloane Stephens fight against each other. The head to head is 2-0 for Stephens (see full H2H stats), 2-0 on hard.

The last time that they competed against each other, Stephens won 6-2 6-1 in the 1st round in Washington back in 2015.

Tennis Scores in Beijing

Upcoming matches

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