Magda Linette and Danka Kovinic will square off in the 2nd round of the U.S. Open for the 3rd time of their career. They are scheduled to play on Wednesday at 11 am on Court 8. In the following lines you can find the head to head analysis and the prediction.
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The pick for Tennis Tonic is Magda Linette who should win in 2 sets.
As per the initial odds, Magda Linette is the pick to win this match.
Magda Linette -> 1.32
Danka Kovinic -> 3.26
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Prediction and head to head Magda Linette vs. Danka Kovinic
This will be the 3rd time that Magda Linette and Danka Kovinic face off. The head to head is 1-1 for Linette and Kovinic (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on hard.
The last time that they squared off, Kovinic won 6-0 6-2 in the 1st round in the 1100026510 back in 1970.
Magda Linette
Ranked no. 37, the Pole reached the 1st round after defeating Maddison Inglis 6-1 4-6 6-4.
In the 1st round, Magda defeated Inglis (6-1 4-6 6-4). During the match Linette scored 91 points vs Inglis’s 76. Linette was extremely aggressive to blast 33 winners.
Regarding the service games, Linette fired 4 aces and she committed only 6 double faults. Magda Linette lost the serve 3 times and she saved 1 break points. Furthermore, Linette put 60% of her first serves in, winning 75% (33/44) of the points behind her 1st serve and 48% (14/29) on the 2nd serve. Linette broke Inglis 5 times after converting 33% of her break points (5/15).
Linette has a positive record in the last 10 years having won 55% of her matches (837-683). 8-6 on hard in 2020. In connection with her performance on the same surface of this tournament, Linette has a 175-167 win-loss record in the last 10 years on hard.
Her best result of the current season was winning the title in Hua Hin where she beat Leonie Kung in the final 6-3 6-2.
Magda has a 11-6 win-loss record in 2020, 8-6 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Last year at the U.S. Open
The Pole lost in the 2nd round 6-2 6-4 to Naomi Osaka.
Danka Kovinic
Ranked no. 92, Kovinic got to the 1st round after defeating Lizette Cabrera 6-4 3-6 6-2.
In the 1st round, The defeated Cabrera (6-4 3-6 6-2). During the match Kovinic scored 86 points vs Cabrera’s 79. Kovinic was extremely aggressive to blast 39 winners.
Talking about serving, Kovinic made 5 aces and she committed only 6 double faults. Danka Kovinic lost the serve 3 times and she saved 4 break points. Furthermore, Kovinic put 60% of her first serves in, winning 71% (39/55) of the points behind her 1st serve and 49% (18/37) on the 2nd serve. The broke Cabrera 5 times after converting 83% of her break points (5/6).
Kovinic has a negative record in the last 10 years having won 44% of her matches (451-566). 1-4 on hard in 2020. Talking about her performance on the same surface of this event, Kovinic has a 296-227 record in the last 10 years on hard.
Kovinic has a 1-4 win-loss record in 2020, 1-4 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Last year at the U.S. Open
The lost in the qualifications 7-63 6-1 to Varvara Gracheva.
H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Linette | Kovinic |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 1 | 1 |
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 |
| Tot Games | 27 | 27 |
| Pts | 91-76 | 86-79 |
| Total Points | 167 | 165 |
| Winners | 33 | 39 |
| %Winners | 36% | 45% |
Both Linette and Kovinic played 1 match. Both players lost a set in the event. Magda Linette conceded 1 set, while Danka Kovinic dropper 1 set. Talking about their workload, Linette and Kovinic have played the same amount of sets 3. They also played the same amount of games (27). Linette scored 33 winners (36% of the total points). On the other side, Kovinic fired 39 winners (45%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Linette | Kovinic |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 4 | 5 |
| Avg per match | 4 | 5 |
| 1st in | 44/73 | 55/92 |
| %1st in | 60% | 60% |
| 1st pts | 33/44 | 39/55 |
| %1st pts | 75% | 71% |
| 2nd pts | 14/29 | 18/37 |
| %2nd pts | 48% | 49% |
Linette blasted 4 aces . Kovinic managed to score 5 aces . Linette won 75% points on her first serve. She very solid her second serve to win 48% of the points. On the other side, Kovinic won 71% of the points behind her first serve. She had a solid display on her second serve to win 49% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Linette | Kovinic |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 5 | 5 |
| Converted | 5/15 | 5/6 |
| % Converted | 33% | 83% |
| Conceded | 4 | 7 |
| Saved | 1 | 4 |
| % Saved | 25% | 57% |
| Times Broken | 3 | 3 |
Magda broke her opponent 5 times with a 33% conversion rate. The Pole lost her serve 3 times and she saved 25% of the break points that she conceded. The broke her opponent 5 times with a 83% conversion rate. Kovinic conceded her serve 3 times and she saved 57% of the break points that she conceded.
| Linette | |||
| R1 Inglis |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-1 4-6 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | |
| Tot Games | 27 | 27 | |
| pts | 91-76 | 91-76 | |
| Total points | 167 | 167 | |
| Winners | 33 | 33 | |
| %Winners | 36% | 36% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 4 | 4 | |
| Double Faults | 6 | 6 | |
| 1st in | 44/73 | 44/73 | |
| % 1st in | 60% | 60% | |
| 1st pts | 33/44 | 33/44 | |
| % 1st pts | 75% | 75% | |
| 2nd pts | 14/29 | 14/29 | |
| % 2nd pts | 48% | 48% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 5 | 5 | |
| Converted | 5/15 | 5/15 | |
| Converted % | 33% | 33% | |
| Conceded | 4 | 4 | |
| Saved | 1/4 | 1 | |
| Saved % | 25% | 25% | |
| Times Broken | 3 | 3 | |
| Kovinic | |||
| R1 Cabrera |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-4 3-6 6-2 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | |
| Tot Games | 27 | 27 | |
| pts | 86-79 | 86-79 | |
| Total points | 165 | 165 | |
| Winners | 39 | 39 | |
| %Winners | 45% | 45% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 5 | 5 | |
| Double Faults | 6 | 6 | |
| 1st in | 55/92 | 55/92 | |
| % 1st in | 60% | 60% | |
| 1st pts | 39/55 | 39/55 | |
| % 1st pts | 71% | 71% | |
| 2nd pts | 18/37 | 18/37 | |
| % 2nd pts | 49% | 49% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 5 | 5 | |
| Converted | 5/6 | 5/6 | |
| Converted % | 83% | 83% | |
| Conceded | 7 | 7 | |
| Saved | 4/7 | 4 | |
| Saved % | 57% | 57% | |
| Times Broken | 3 | 3 | |
Head 2 Head
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