Madison Keys and Magda Linette will play each other in the semifinal of the United Cup for the 3rd time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Saturday at 12:00 pm on Ken Rosewall Arena. Here the head to head stats and relative prediction.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Madison Keys who should win in 3 sets.

As per the initial odds, Madison Keys is the pick to win this match.
Madison Keys -> 1.5
Magda Linette -> 2.59

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Prediction and head to head Madison Keys vs. Magda Linette

This will be the 3rd time that Madison Keys and Magda Linette clash against each other. The head to head is 1-1 (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard.

The last time that they played each other, Linette won 6-4 4-6 6-2 in the Rubber 2 in Billie Jean King Cup, Finals back in 2022.

Madison Keys

Madison Keys

0 - 0win/loss

Rank
21
High
7
LLWWLWWLLW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 24-12 7-6 13-4 0-0 4-2 0-0
2023 33-15 19-9 5-3 0-2 9-1 0-0
2022 30-20 25-12 4-4 0-3 1-1 0-0
2021 11-15 3-9 3-4 0-0 5-2 0-0
2020 8-5 8-4 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0

Ranked no. 11, Keys got to the semifinal after defeating Marie Bouzkova 6-4 6-3, Jule Niemeier 6-2 6-3 and Katie Swan 2-6 6-3 6-4.

In the quarter against Swan, Keys recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (2-6 6-3 6-4). During the match, Keys and Swan scored the same amount of points (90). However, the world no. 11 was stronger during the important points and that was the most significant difference in the match. Madison was very aggressive to blast 45 winners.

Talking about the service games, Keys bagged 3 aces and she committed only 3 double faults. Madison Keys lost the serve 4 times and she saved 8 break points. Furthermore, Keys put 73% of her first serves in, winning 64% (45/70) of the points behind her 1st serve and 38% (10/26) on the 2nd serve. Madison broke Swan 4 times after converting 40% of her break points (4/10).

Overall Performance in this tournament

Madison has lost 1 set in this event to win 55% of the points she played.

Keys has a solid win-loss record in the last 10 years having won 63% of her matches (235-137). 3-0 on hard in 2023. In connection with her performance on the same surface of this event, Keys has an aggregate 144-83 match record in the last years on hard.

Keys has a composed 3-0 win-loss record in 2023, 3-0 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Previously in Australia

The American has never competed in this tournament before.

Australia
Keys's Record

Magda Linette

Magda Linette

0 - 0win/loss

Rank
38
High
19
LWLLWWWLWW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 31-27 11-16 16-7 1-1 3-3 0-0
2023 27-29 19-15 4-7 0-4 4-3 0-0
2022 40-29 23-16 10-7 3-2 4-4 0-0
2021 18-18 8-9 5-6 3-1 2-2 0-0
2020 14-11 9-7 2-3 3-1 0-0 0-0

Ranked no. 48, Magda got to the semifinal after defeating Zhibek Kulambayeva 6-2 6-1, Jil Teichmann 5-7 6-4 6-1 and Lucia Bronzetti 6-1 6-2.

In the quarter, Linette had a good straight sets win against Bronzetti (6-1 6-2). During the match Linette scored 58 points vs Bronzetti’s 37. Magda was extremely aggressive to blast 23 winners.

Talking about serving, Linette scored 2 aces and she committed only 1 double fault for the entire match. Magda Linette was extremely effective on serve to win 82% (23/28) of her 1st serve and 55% (11/20) on the second serve. This was the main reason for not conceding a single break during the match. The Pole broke Bronzetti 4 times after converting 36% of her break points (4/11).

Overall Performance in this tournament

Linette has conceded 1 set in the tournament to win 57% of the points she played.

The Pole has an aggregate 3-0 win-loss record in 2023, 3-0 on hard (See FULL STATS)

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Previously in Australia

Linette has never competed in this tournament before.

Australia
Linette's Record

H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)

M.Keys
M.Linette
Time on court​
!
Last match​
!
3
3
Match played
3
3
63
63
Games Played​
59
59
7
7
Set played​​
7
7
217
217
Total points​
223
223
72.3
72.3
Avg point​
74.3
74.3
95
95
Winners
98
98
31.7
31.7
Avg Winners​
32.7
32.7
44%
44%
Ratio winners
44%
44%
-- Serve --
6
6
Aces
8
8
2
2
Avg Aces
2.7
2.7
7
7
Double Faults
5
5
2.3
2.3
Avg Double Faults
1.7
1.7
95/134
95/134
1st won total​
98/132
98/132
!
71%
71%
1st won %
!
74%
74%
28/54
28/54
2nd won total​
36/72
36/72
52%
52%
2nd won %
50%
50%
-- Break Points --
12/25
12/25
BP won
14/33
14/33
4/8.3
4/8.3
Avg BP won
4.7/11
4.7/11
48%
48%
Won
42%
42%
15
15
Conceded
14
14
5
5
Avg Conceded
4.7
4.7
7
7
Broken
4
4
2.3
2.3
Avg Broken
1.3
1.3
8
8
Saved
10
10

Matches, sets, games and points

Points Keys Linette
Match played 3 3
Tot Set 7 7
Tot Games 63 59
Pts 217-175 223-166
Total Points 392 389
Winners 95 98
%Winners 44% 44%

Both Keys and Linette played 3 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Madison Keys lost 1 set, while Magda Linette surrendered 1 set. Talking about their workload, Keys and Linette have played the same amount of sets 7. However, Keys played 4 games more than Linette. Madison scored 95 winners (44% of the total points). On the other side, Linette struck 98 winners (44%).

Serve Performance

Serve Keys Linette
Aces 6 8
Avg per match 2 2.7
1st in 134/188 132/204
%1st in 71% 65%
1st pts 95/134 98/132
%1st pts 71% 74%
2nd pts 28/54 36/72
%2nd pts 52% 50%

Keys fired 6 aces (2 per match). Linette blasted 8 aces (2.7 per match). Keys won 71% points on her first serve. She was rock solid on her second serve to win 52% of the points. On the other side, Linette won 74% of the points behind her first serve. She had a solid display on her second serve to win 50% of the points.

How they played the important points

Breaks Keys Linette
Won 12 14
Converted 12/25 14/33
% Converted 48% 42%
Conceded 15 14
Saved 8 10
% Saved 53% 71%
Times Broken 7 4

Madison broke her opponents 12 times with a 48% conversion rate. Madison surrendered her serve 7 times and she saved 53% of the break points that she conceded. Magda broke her opponents 14 times with a 42% conversion rate. Magda conceded her serve 4 times and she saved 71% of the break points that she conceded.

Keys
Round Robin
Niemeier
Round Robin
Bouzkova
1/4
Swan
Total
Score 6-2 6-3 6-4 6-3 2-6 6-3 6-4
Tot Set 2 2 3 7
Tot Games 17 19 27 63
pts 66-41 61-44 90-90 217-175
Total points 107 105 180 392
Winners 27 23 45 95
%Winners 41% 38% 50% 44%
SERVE
Aces 2 1 3 6
Double Faults 1 3 3 7
1st in 33/44 31/48 70/96 134/188
% 1st in 75% 65% 73% 71%
1st pts 27/33 23/31 45/70 95/134
% 1st pts 82% 74% 64% 71%
2nd pts 7/11 11/17 10/26 28/54
% 2nd pts 64% 65% 38% 52%
Breaks
Won 4 4 4 12
Converted 4/8 4/7 4/10 12/25
Converted % 50% 57% 40% 48%
Conceded 1 2 12 15
Saved 0/1 0/2 8/12 8
Saved % 0% 0% 67% 22%
Times Broken 1 2 4 7
Linette
Round Robin
Belen Teichmann
Round Robin
Kulambayeva
1/4
Bronzetti
Total
Score 5-7 6-4 6-1 6-2 6-1 6-1 6-2
Tot Set 3 2 2 7
Tot Games 29 15 15 59
pts 106-98 59-31 58-37 223-166
Total points 204 90 95 389
Winners 54 21 23 98
%Winners 51% 36% 40% 44%
SERVE
Aces 5 1 2 8
Double Faults 4 0 1 5
1st in 78/108 26/48 28/48 132/204
% 1st in 72% 54% 58% 65%
1st pts 54/78 21/26 23/28 98/132
% 1st pts 69% 81% 82% 74%
2nd pts 13/30 12/22 11/20 36/72
% 2nd pts 43% 55% 55% 50%
Breaks
Won 5 5 4 14
Converted 5/13 5/9 4/11 14/33
Converted % 38% 56% 36% 42%
Conceded 10 4 0 14
Saved 7/10 3/4 0/0 10
Saved % 70% 75% 48%
Times Broken 3 1 0 4

Tennis Scores in Australia

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