Ekaterina Alexandrova and Magda Linette will play each other in the 3rd round of the Australian Open for the 3rd time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Saturday at 10:00 pm on Rod Laver Arena. In the following paragraphs, you can find the head to head analysis and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Ekaterina Alexandrova who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Ekaterina Alexandrova is the pick to win this match.
Ekaterina Alexandrova -> 1.58
Magda Linette -> 2.38
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Prediction and head to head Ekaterina Alexandrova vs. Magda Linette
This will be the 3rd time that Ekaterina Alexandrova 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 locked horns, Alexandrova won 6-0 6-2 in the quarter in Charleston back in 2022.
Ekaterina Alexandrova
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 26-25 | 17-13 | 1-7 | 3-2 | 5-3 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 33-21 | 17-13 | 6-5 | 0-1 | 10-2 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 35-18 | 12-10 | 13-5 | 4-2 | 6-1 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 26-23 | 10-9 | 6-5 | 7-7 | 3-2 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 18 (career-high), Ekaterina got to the 3rd round after beating Ysaline Bonaventure 6-2 6-1 and Taylor Townsend 1-6 6-2 6-3.
In the 2nd round against Townsend, Alexandrova recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (1-6 6-2 6-3). During the match, Alexandrova scored 92 points vs Townsend’s 87. The Russian was exceptionally aggressive to blast 42 winners.
Regarding the service games, Alexandrova blasted 4 aces and she committed only 4 double faults. Ekaterina Alexandrova lost the serve 4 times and she saved 10 break points. Furthermore, Alexandrova put 67% of her first serves in, winning 65% (42/65) of the points behind her 1st serve and 41% (13/32) on the 2nd serve. The Russian broke Townsend 5 times after converting 36% of her break points (5/14).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Ekaterina has lost 1 set in this tournament to win 55% of the points she played.
Alexandrova has a solid match record in the last 9 years having won 61% of her matches (271-172). 3-1 on hard in 2023. In connection with her performance on the same surface of this event, Alexandrova has an aggregate76-61 record in the last 9 years on hard.
Alexandrova has a composed 3-1 win-loss record in 2023, 3-1 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously at the Australian Open
Magda Linette
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 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 |
Ranked no. 45, the Pole got to the 3rd round after defeating Mayar Sherif 7-5 6-1 and Anett Kontaveit 3-6 6-3 6-4.
In the 2nd round against Kontaveit, The Pole recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (3-6 6-3 6-4). During the match Linette scored 87 points vs Kontaveit’s 80. Magda was extremely aggressive to blast 43 winners.
Talking about serving, Linette managed to score 7 aces and she committed only 2 double faults. Magda Linette lost the serve 4 times and she saved 4 break points. Furthermore, Linette put 71% of her first serves in, winning 66% (43/65) of the points behind her 1st serve and 48% (13/27) on the 2nd serve. Magda broke Kontaveit 5 times after converting 83% of her break points (5/6).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Linette has conceded 1 set in the tournament to win 57% of the points she played.
Linette’s best result of the year was getting to the semifinal in Australia.
Magda has an aggregate 5-2 win-loss record in 2023, 5-2 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously at the Australian Open
Previously, her best result was reaching the 3rd round in 2018. See her history.
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Alexandrova | Linette |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 2 | 2 |
| Tot Set | 5 | 5 |
| Tot Games | 39 | 47 |
| Pts | 152-123 | 156-119 |
| Total Points | 275 | 275 |
| Winners | 60 | 70 |
| %Winners | 39% | 45% |
Both Alexandrova and Linette played 2 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Ekaterina Alexandrova dropped 1 set, while Magda Linette lost 1 set. Talking about their workload, Alexandrova and Linette have played the same amount of sets 5. However, Alexandrova played 8 games less than Linette. The Russian scored 60 winners (39% of the total points). On the other side, Linette made 70 winners (45%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Alexandrova | Linette |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 9 | 9 |
| Avg per match | 4.5 | 4.5 |
| 1st in | 91/151 | 100/144 |
| %1st in | 60% | 69% |
| 1st pts | 60/91 | 70/100 |
| %1st pts | 66% | 70% |
| 2nd pts | 30/60 | 27/44 |
| %2nd pts | 50% | 61% |
Alexandrova struck 9 aces (4.5 per match). Linette blasted 9 aces (4.5 per match). Alexandrova won 66% points behind her first serve. She very solid her second serve to win 50% of the points. On the other side, Linette won 70% of the points behind her first serve. She had a solid display on her second serve to win 61% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Alexandrova | Linette |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 10 | 9 |
| Converted | 10/20 | 9/16 |
| % Converted | 50% | 56% |
| Conceded | 19 | 10 |
| Saved | 14 | 5 |
| % Saved | 74% | 50% |
| Times Broken | 5 | 5 |
Ekaterina broke her opponents 10 times with a 50% conversion rate. The Russian lost her serve 5 times and she saved 74% of the break points that she conceded. Magda broke her opponents 9 times with a 56% conversion rate. Linette conceded her serve 5 times and she saved 50% of the break points that she conceded.
| Alexandrova | ||||
| R1 Bonaventure |
R2 Townsend |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-2 6-1 | 1-6 6-2 6-3 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
| Tot Games | 15 | 24 | 39 | |
| pts | 60-36 | 92-87 | 152-123 | |
| Total points | 96 | 179 | 275 | |
| Winners | 18 | 42 | 60 | |
| %Winners | 30% | 46% | 39% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 5 | 4 | 9 | |
| Double Faults | 6 | 4 | 10 | |
| 1st in | 26/54 | 65/97 | 91/151 | |
| % 1st in | 48% | 67% | 60% | |
| 1st pts | 18/26 | 42/65 | 60/91 | |
| % 1st pts | 69% | 65% | 66% | |
| 2nd pts | 17/28 | 13/32 | 30/60 | |
| % 2nd pts | 61% | 41% | 50% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 5 | 5 | 10 | |
| Converted | 5/6 | 5/14 | 10/20 | |
| Converted % | 83% | 36% | 50% | |
| Conceded | 5 | 14 | 19 | |
| Saved | 4/5 | 10/14 | 14 | |
| Saved % | 80% | 71% | 76% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 4 | 5 | |
| Linette | ||||
| R1 Sherif |
R2 Kontaveit |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 7-5 6-1 | 3-6 6-3 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
| Tot Games | 19 | 28 | 47 | |
| pts | 69-39 | 87-80 | 156-119 | |
| Total points | 108 | 167 | 275 | |
| Winners | 27 | 43 | 70 | |
| %Winners | 39% | 49% | 45% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 2 | 7 | 9 | |
| Double Faults | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 1st in | 35/52 | 65/92 | 100/144 | |
| % 1st in | 67% | 71% | 69% | |
| 1st pts | 27/35 | 43/65 | 70/100 | |
| % 1st pts | 77% | 66% | 70% | |
| 2nd pts | 14/17 | 13/27 | 27/44 | |
| % 2nd pts | 82% | 48% | 61% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 4 | 5 | 9 | |
| Converted | 4/10 | 5/6 | 9/16 | |
| Converted % | 40% | 83% | 56% | |
| Conceded | 2 | 8 | 10 | |
| Saved | 1/2 | 4/8 | 5 | |
| Saved % | 50% | 50% | 50% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 4 | 5 | |
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