Magda Linette beats Varvara Gracheva 6-7(3) 7-5 6-4 in the 2nd round in Charleston on Wednesday. Linette will face Madison Keys in the 3rd round. The battle lasted 2 hours and 56 minutes. Her best achievement in this event was reaching the quarter in 2022. Here you can see her history at this event.
Highlights Magda Linette vs. Varvara Gracheva Credit One Charleston Open – Charleston
Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners
2h:56
At the end of the match, Magda scored 120 points vs. Varvara’s 116.
Linette
Linette won this match even if she was struggling when converting her break points as she converted only 36% (5/14) of the procured opportunities.
Gracheva
On the other side, Gracheva had a tough time converting her break points (only 33% – 3/9). That was one of the key issues for her demise.
After this match, the head to head between Linette and Gracheva is 2-1 for Magda.
Draw and next match H2H: Magda Linette vs. Madison Keys – stats
Linette will play Keys in the 3rd round.
This will be the 4th time that Magda Linette and Madison Keys clash against each other. The head to head is 2-1 for Keys (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on clay.
The last time that they played, Keys won 6-4 6-2 in the semifinal in Australia back in January 2023.
Live score progression and stats
Gracheva won the set after she broke Magda in the 3rd (2-1) and in the 7th (4-3) game. Linette tried to stage a comeback breaking in the 4th (2-2) and in the 8th (4-4) game. However, Varvara stayed solid to win the set 7-6.
Varvara was spot on in converting all her break points in the 3rd (1-1 30-40 and 40-A) and the 7th game (3-3 15-40, 30-40 and 40-A). Moreover, on the other side, Linette was exemplary in converting all her break points in the 4th (1-2 0-40 and 15-40), the 8th (3-4 0-40, 15-40 and 30-40) and the 14th game (5-7 30-40).
They played 93 points. There was not much difference between these 2 since finally Gracheva won barely 1 point more than Magda (47-46). The Russian conceded 17 points on serve (22-17). on the other side of the court, Linette conceded 25 points on serve (29-25).
Linette had a great start in this set after breaking Varvara Gracheva in the 2nd game (2-0). Nevertheless, the Pole refused to bow to find the way to come back to break Gracheva in the 11th (6-5) game before winning the set (7-5).
Varvara was outplayed in the last 4 games of the set when the game count went from 4-5 to 7-5.
Magda converted 20% of her break points (1/5). She had 5 break points opportunities in the 9th (4-4 30-40 and 40-A) and the 11th game (5-5 15-40, 30-40 and 40-A). On the other side, the Russian was clinical in converting the only break point that she conquered in the 8th game (3-4 30-40).
They contested 72 points. It’s worth to point out that, Magda won this set even if she scored less points 2 than Varvara (35-37). The Pole conceded 12 points on serve (22-12). On the other side, Gracheva conceded 13 points on serve (25-13).
Both players managed to hold their serve for the entire set. The only difference was just 1 break that Magda snatched in the 7th game (4-3) prior to finally conquering the set (6-4).
Magda converted 33% of her break points (1/3). She had 3 break points opportunities in the 6th (3-3 15-40) and the 9th game (5-3 15-40 and 30-40). On the other side, Gracheva was unable to convert any of her 3 break points. She had 3 break points opportunities in the 4th (2-1 40-A) and the 10th game (4-5 30-40 and 40-A).
They contested 71 points. The Pole conquered the set after winning 7 more points than Gracheva (39-32). Magda lost 18 points on serve (30-18). on the other side of the court, Varvara conceded 9 points on serve (14-9).
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