Magda Linette and Lin Zhu will play each other in the 1st round of the Internazionali BNL d’Italia for the 3rd time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Wednesday at 4:00 pm on COURT 12. 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 Magda Linette who should win in 2 sets.

See updated oddsAs per the initial odds, Magda Linette is the pick to win this match.
Magda Linette -> 1.3
Lin Zhu -> 3.54

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Prediction and head to head Magda Linette vs. Lin Zhu

This will be the 3rd time that Magda Linette and Lin Zhu fight against each other. The head to head is 2-0 for Zhu (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on clay.

The last time that they locked horns, Zhu won 6-3 6-0 in the 2nd round in Birmingham back in 2023.

Highlights Lin Zhu vs Magda Linette – Birmingham 21-June-2023

Magda Linette

Magda Linette

0 - 0win/loss

Rank
33
High
19
LWWLWLWLWW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 15-12 11-9 4-3 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. 51, the Pole will start her run in Rome after she played her last match in Madrid where she lost 6-4 3-6 6-3 to Sabalenka in the 2nd round on the 26th of April.

Linette has a compiled 10-12 win-loss record in 2024, 7-3 on clay (See FULL STATS).

Linette’s best result of the year was reaching the final in Rouen.

Talking about her overall career, The Pole has an overall 415-344 record. She has a positive 103-100 record on clay.

Previously in Rome

Previously, her best result was reaching the 3rd round in 2023. See her history.

Rome
Linette's Record

Lin Zhu

Lin Zhu

0 - 0win/loss

Rank
293
High
31
LWWWWLWLWW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 10-6 9-5 0-0 1-1 0-0 0-0
2024 15-19 12-10 0-5 0-0 3-4 0-0
2023 28-24 23-17 0-2 1-2 4-3 0-0
2022 41-26 34-15 6-6 1-2 0-3 0-0
2021 13-14 8-10 0-1 4-0 1-3 0-0

Ranked no. 57, Zhu will start her run in Rome after she played her last match in Madrid where she lost 6-4 6-3 to Jimenez in the 1st round on the 24th of April.

The Chinese has an aggregate 12-11 win-loss record in 2024, 0-1 on clay (See FULL STATS).

Lin’s best result of the year was getting to the final in Hua Hin.

In terms of her career, Zhu has an overall 404-278 record. She has a negative 26-27 record on clay.

Previously in Rome

The Chinese has never competed in this tournament before.

Rome
Zhu's Record

Tennis Scores in Rome

  • Xinyu WangWangYue YuanYuan (4-6 6-1 6-2) – Stats, scores, rankings
  • Yulia PutintsevaPutintsevaMartina TrevisanTrevisan (6-3 6-4) – Stats, scores, rankings
  • Lucrezia StefaniniStefaniniVittoria PaganettiPaganetti (7-5 6-3) – Stats, scores, rankings
  • Shelby RogersRogersLisa PigatoPigato (6-1 6-0) – Stats, scores, rankings
  • Angelique KerberKerberLauren DavisDavis (6-1 6-0) – Stats, scores, rankings
  • Paula Badosa GibertBadosa GibertMirra AndreevaAndreeva (6-2 6-3) – Stats, scores, rankings
  • Diana ShnaiderShnaiderGreetje MinnenMinnen (6-2 6-3) – Stats, scores, rankings
  • Ana BogdanBogdanLeylah Annie FernandezAnnie Fernandez (6-4 6-1) – Stats, scores, rankings
  • Maria Camila Osorio SerranoCamila Osorio SerranoArantxa RusRus (4-6 6-3 6-4) – Stats, scores, rankings
  • Joris De LooreDe LooreUlises BlanchBlanch (6-3 6-75 6-4) – Stats, scores, rankings
  • Christopher EubanksEubanksAlexander WardWard (6-3 6-4) – Stats, scores, rankings
  • Lloyd HarrisHarrisQuentin HalysHalys (6-4 6-2) – Stats, scores, rankings
  • Thomas FabbianoFabbianoMiomir KecmanovicKecmanovic (6-4 7-60) – Stats, scores, rankings
  • Stefano NapolitanoNapolitanoDennis NovikovNovikov (6-4 6-3) – Stats, scores, rankings
  • Liam BroadyBroadyMarc PolmansPolmans (6-3 6-4) – Stats, scores, rankings
  • Aleksandar VukicVukicKevin KingKing (6-1 6-3) – Stats, scores, rankings
  • Thanasi KokkinakisKokkinakisMax PurcellPurcell (6-2 6-2) – Stats, scores, rankings
  • Jay ClarkeClarkeIllya MarchenkoMarchenko (6-3 2-6 6-3) – Stats, scores, rankings
  • Michael MmohMmohEvan KingKing (6-3 3-6 6-3) – Stats, scores, rankings
  • Kaichi UchidaUchidaStefan KozlovKozlov (6-4 6-1) – Stats, scores, rankings
  • Martin RedlickiRedlickiMohamed SafwatSafwat (7-63 6-4) – Stats, scores, rankings
  • Jc AragoneAragoneLuke SavilleSaville (7-5 7-66) – Stats, scores, rankings
  • Ernesto EscobedoEscobedoEgor GerasimovGerasimov (7-5 7-66) – Stats, scores, rankings
  • Prajnesh GunneswaranGunneswaranBrandon HoltHolt (4-6 6-4 6-2) – Stats, scores, rankings
  • Marcos GironGironTommy PaulPaul (6-3 6-0) – Stats, scores, rankings

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