Linda Noskova and Mccartney Kessler will square off in the 2nd round of the Australian Open for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Thursday at 11:00 am on Kia Arena. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Linda Noskova who should win in 2 sets.
Linda Noskova -> 1.116
Mccartney Kessler -> 6.4
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Prediction and head to head Linda Noskova vs. Mccartney Kessler
There is no head to head record between Linda Noskova and Mccartney Kessler since this will be the first time that they will face off in the main tour.
Linda Noskova
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 40-26 | 26-17 | 3-5 | 3-1 | 8-3 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 28-18 | 19-8 | 6-6 | 0-1 | 3-3 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 34-20 | 22-10 | 6-5 | 5-2 | 1-3 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 40-17 | 10-5 | 14-5 | 16-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 38-11 | 13-7 | 10-4 | 15-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 50, Linda got to the 2nd round after beating Marie Bouzkova 6-1 7-5.
In the 1st round, The Czech had a good straight sets win against Bouzkova (6-1 7-5). During the match, Noskova scored 72 points vs Bouzkova’s 61. The Czech was exceptionally aggressive to blast 31 winners.
Talking about the service games, Noskova managed to score 3 aces and she committed only 3 double faults. Linda Noskova lost the serve once and she saved 8 break points. Furthermore, Noskova put 60% of her first serves in, winning 72% (31/43) of the points behind her 1st serve and 48% (14/29) on the 2nd serve. Linda broke Bouzkova 4 times after converting 57% of her break points (4/7).
Noskova has a solid record in the last 6 years having won 69% of her matches (124-57). 5-1 on hard in 2024. In connection with her performance on the same surface of this tournament, Noskova has a compiled50-23 match record in the last 6 years on hard.
The Czech’s best result of the current season was reaching the semifinal in Brisbane.
Noskova has an aggregate 5-1 win-loss record in 2024, 5-1 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously at the Australian Open
Mccartney Kessler
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 37-24 | 27-16 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 6-2 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 39-22 | 28-13 | 2-6 | 5-0 | 4-3 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 44-24 | 21-12 | 11-7 | 12-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 8-2 | 6-2 | 2-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 10-5 | 10-3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 206 (career-high), Kessler reached the 2nd round after beating Fiona Ferro 3-6 6-3 6-2.
In the 1st round against Ferro, Kessler recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (3-6 6-3 6-2). During the match Kessler scored 83 points vs Ferro’s 70. Kessler was quite aggressive to blast 38 winners.
Talking about serving, Kessler made 3 aces and she committed only 3 double faults. Mccartney Kessler lost the serve twice and she saved 2 break points. Furthermore, Kessler put 70% of her first serves in, winning 76% (38/50) of the points behind her 1st serve and 48% (10/21) on the 2nd serve. Mccartney broke Ferro 4 times after converting 36% of her break points (4/11).
The American has a compiled 3-1 win-loss record in 2024, 3-1 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously at the Australian Open
The American has never competed in this tournament before.
H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Noskova | Kessler |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 1 | 1 |
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 |
| Tot Games | 19 | 26 |
| Pts | 72-61 | 83-70 |
| Total Points | 133 | 153 |
| Winners | 31 | 38 |
| %Winners | 43% | 46% |
Both Noskova and Kessler played 1 match. At the moment, Mccartney Kessler surrendered 1 set while Linda Noskova hasn’t surrendered a set so far. Noskova has played 1 set(s) less than Kessler (2 vs 3). Therefore, Noskova played 7 games less than Kessler. Noskova scored 31 winners (43% of the total points). On the other side, Mccartney fired 38 winners (46%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Noskova | Kessler |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 3 | 3 |
| Avg per match | 3 | 3 |
| 1st in | 43/72 | 50/71 |
| %1st in | 60% | 70% |
| 1st pts | 31/43 | 38/50 |
| %1st pts | 72% | 76% |
| 2nd pts | 14/29 | 10/21 |
| %2nd pts | 48% | 48% |
Noskova blasted 3 aces . Kessler struck 3 aces . Noskova won 72% points behind her first serve. She had a solid display on her second serve to win 48% of the points. On the other side, Kessler won 76% of the points on her first serve. She had a solid display on her second serve to win 48% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Noskova | Kessler |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 4 | 4 |
| Converted | 4/7 | 4/11 |
| % Converted | 57% | 36% |
| Conceded | 9 | 4 |
| Saved | 8 | 2 |
| % Saved | 89% | 50% |
| Times Broken | 1 | 2 |
The Czech broke her opponent 4 times with a 57% conversion rate. Noskova lost her serve once and she saved 89% of the break points that she conceded. Mccartney broke her opponent 4 times with a 36% conversion rate. Kessler conceded her serve twice and she saved 50% of the break points that she conceded.
| Noskova | |||
| R1 Bouzkova | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-1 7-5 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | |
| Tot Games | 19 | 19 | |
| pts | 72-61 | 72-61 | |
| Total points | 133 | 133 | |
| Winners | 31 | 31 | |
| %Winners | 43% | 43% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 3 | 3 | |
| Double Faults | 3 | 3 | |
| 1st in | 43/72 | 43/72 | |
| % 1st in | 60% | 60% | |
| 1st pts | 31/43 | 31/43 | |
| % 1st pts | 72% | 72% | |
| 2nd pts | 14/29 | 14/29 | |
| % 2nd pts | 48% | 48% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 4 | 4 | |
| Converted | 4/7 | 4/7 | |
| Converted % | 57% | 57% | |
| Conceded | 9 | 9 | |
| Saved | 8/9 | 8 | |
| Saved % | 89% | 89% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 1 | |
| Kessler | |||
| R1 Ferro | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 3-6 6-3 6-2 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | |
| Tot Games | 26 | 26 | |
| pts | 83-70 | 83-70 | |
| Total points | 153 | 153 | |
| Winners | 38 | 38 | |
| %Winners | 46% | 46% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 3 | 3 | |
| Double Faults | 3 | 3 | |
| 1st in | 50/71 | 50/71 | |
| % 1st in | 70% | 70% | |
| 1st pts | 38/50 | 38/50 | |
| % 1st pts | 76% | 76% | |
| 2nd pts | 10/21 | 10/21 | |
| % 2nd pts | 48% | 48% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 4 | 4 | |
| Converted | 4/11 | 4/11 | |
| Converted % | 36% | 36% | |
| Conceded | 4 | 4 | |
| Saved | 2/4 | 2 | |
| Saved % | 50% | 50% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 2 | |
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