Magda Linette and Cristina Bucsa will play each other in the 2nd round of the Brisbane International for the 2nd time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Wednesday at 4:30 pm on SHOW COURT 2. 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 Cristina Bucsa who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Cristina Bucsa is the pick to win this match.
Cristina Bucsa -> 1.77
Magda Linette -> 2.06
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Prediction and head to head Magda Linette vs. Cristina Bucsa
This will be the 2nd time that Magda Linette and Cristina Bucsa square off. The head to head is 1-0 for Linette (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on hard.
The last time that they competed against each other, Linette won 4-6 6-2 6-2 in the 1st round in Strasbourg back in 2023.
Highlights Magda Linette vs Cristina Bucsa – Strasbourg 23-May-2023
Magda Linette
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 25-23 | 6-13 | 16-7 | 0-0 | 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. 22, Magda will start her run in Brisbane after she played her last match in Billie Jean King Cup, Finals where she lost 7-6(5) 6-3 to Sorribes Tormo in the Rubber 2 on the 10th of November.
This will be the first match of the year on hard.
Talking about her overall career, The Pole has an overall 405-332 record. She has a positive 206-159 record on hard.
Previously in Brisbane
Magda has never competed in this tournament before.
Cristina Bucsa
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 19-25 | 9-14 | 8-7 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 35-30 | 17-15 | 7-8 | 8-3 | 3-4 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 49-31 | 17-8 | 15-12 | 10-6 | 5-4 | 2-1 |
| 2021 | 31-27 | 9-7 | 9-11 | 6-6 | 5-2 | 2-1 |
| 2020 | 14-13 | 4-3 | 8-5 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 61 (career-high), Cristina reached the 2nd round after defeating Greetje Minnen 5-7 6-3 6-1.
In the 1st round against Minnen, Cristina recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (5-7 6-3 6-1). During the match Bucsa scored 100 points vs Minnen’s 82. The Spaniard was exceptionally aggressive to blast 36 winners.
About the serving games, Bucsa struck 3 aces and she committed only 2 double faults. Cristina Bucsa lost the serve 3 times and she saved 2 break points. Furthermore, Bucsa put 64% of her first serves in, winning 77% (36/47) of the points behind her 1st serve and 50% (13/26) on the 2nd serve. Bucsa broke Minnen 6 times after converting 29% of her break points (6/21).
The Spaniard has a composed 1-0 win-loss record in 2024, 1-0 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Head 2 Head
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