Magda Linette and Saisai Zheng will square off in the 1st round of the Mutua Madrid Open for the 2nd time of their career. They are scheduled to play on Friday at 1:30 pm on Court 4. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance and the prediction.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Magda Linette who should win in 3 sets.

As per the initial odds, Magda Linette is the pick to win this match.
Magda Linette -> 1.78
Saisai Zheng -> 2.08

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Prediction and head to head Magda Linette vs. Saisai Zheng

This will be the 2nd time that Magda Linette and Saisai Zheng play each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Linette (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on clay.

The last time that they played each other, Linette won 1-6 7-5 6-3 in the quarter in the Ningbo back in 2014.

Magda Linette

Ranked no. 48, Magda will start her run in Madrid after she played her last match in Charleston where she lost 6-3 4-6 7-5 to Camila Osorio Serrano in the 1st round on the 13th of April.

Linette has a 1-3 win-loss record in 2021, 0-2 on clay (See FULL STATS).

Talking about her overall career, Linette has an overall 184-177 record. She has a negative 32-39 record on clay.

Previously in Madrid

Previously, her best result was reaching the qualifications in 2018. See her history.

Madrid
Linette's Record

Saisai Zheng

Ranked no. 57, the Chinese will start her run in Madrid after she played her last match in Bogota where she lost 6-4 6-1 to Voegele in the 2nd round on the 7th of April.

The Chinese has a 4-9 win-loss record in 2021, 1-1 on clay (See FULL STATS).

In terms of her career, Saisai has an overall 308-221 record. She has a positive 43-31 record on clay.

Madrid
Zheng's Record

Tennis Scores in Madrid

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