Magda Linette and Maria Sakkari will fight against each other in the 2nd round of the Internazionali BNL d’Italia for the 3rd time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Friday at 11:00 am on COURT 2. In the following lines you can find the head to head analysis and prediction.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Maria Sakkari who should win in 3 sets.

See updated oddsAs per the initial odds, Maria Sakkari is the pick to win this match.
Maria Sakkari -> 1.49
Magda Linette -> 2.62

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Prediction and head to head Magda Linette vs. Maria Sakkari

This will be the 3rd time that Magda Linette and Maria Sakkari clash against each other. The head to head is 1-1 (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on clay.

The last time that they played, Sakkari won 7-6(5) 6-3 in the 2nd round in Madrid back in April 2025.

Highlights Maria Sakkari vs Magda Linette – Madrid 25-April-2025

Magda Linette

Magda Linette

12 - 10win/loss

Hard
11-9
I Hard
0-0
Clay
1-1
Rank
33
High
19
WWLWLWLWWW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 15-11 11-9 4-2 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. 32, Magda will start her run in Rome after she played her last match in Madrid where she lost 7-6(5) 6-3 to Sakkari in the 2nd round on the 25th of April.

Magda has a composed 12-10 win-loss record in 2025, 1-1 on clay (See FULL STATS).

Talking about her overall career, Linette has an overall 448-369 record. She has a positive 113-105 record on clay.

Previously in Rome

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

Rome
Linette's Record

Maria Sakkari

Maria Sakkari

13 - 14win/loss

Hard
5-10
I Hard
1-1
Clay
7-3
Rank
92
High
3
LWWWLWWWLL
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 13-15 5-10 7-4 1-1 0-0 0-0
2024 25-17 12-8 11-6 0-0 2-3 0-0
2023 38-25 26-17 5-4 3-1 4-3 0-0
2022 40-23 21-12 8-5 4-2 7-4 0-0
2021 38-20 23-13 9-4 5-2 1-1 0-0

Ranked no. 81, the Greek reached the 2nd round after beating Chloe Paquet 4-6 6-3 6-2, Maja Chwalinska 3-6 6-3 6-1 and Belinda Bencic 6-2 ret..

In the 1st round against Bencic, Maria had a free pass after Bencic retired on a 6-2 . scoreline.

The Greek has a composed 13-14 win-loss record in 2025, 7-3 on clay (See FULL STATS).

Previously in Rome

Previously, her best result was reaching the semifinal in 2019. See her history.

Rome
Sakkari's Record

Tennis Scores in Rome

  • Diana ShnaiderShnaiderCaroline DolehideDolehide (6-0 6-0) – Stats, scores, rankings
  • Jasmine PaoliniPaoliniLulu SunSun (6-4 6-3) – Stats, scores, rankings
  • Naomi OsakaOsakaViktorija GolubicGolubic (2-6 7-5 6-1) – Stats, scores, rankings
  • Peyton StearnsStearnsAnna KalinskayaKalinskaya (6-2 6-3) – Stats, scores, rankings
  • Elise MertensMertensSuzan LamensLamens (3-6 6-2 6-3) – Stats, scores, rankings
  • Danielle Rose CollinsRose CollinsElena Gabriela RuseGabriela Ruse (6-3 6-3) – Stats, scores, rankings
  • Jelena OstapenkoOstapenkoRebecca SramkovaSramkova (1-6 6-4 6-3) – Stats, scores, rankings
  • Iga SwiatekSwiatekElisabetta CocciarettoCocciaretto (6-1 6-0) – Stats, scores, rankings
  • Jaqueline CristianCristianYulia PutintsevaPutintseva (7-62 7-5) – Stats, scores, rankings
  • Dan AddedAddedDominik RecekRecek (6-3 3-6 6-3) – Stats, scores, rankings
  • Colin SinclairSinclairLucas GerchGerch (6-2 5-7 6-3) – Stats, scores, rankings
  • Jan SatralSatralTadeas ParoulekParoulek (6-3 6-4) – Stats, scores, rankings
  • Evan FurnessFurnessPetr NouzaNouza (4-6 7-65 6-4) – Stats, scores, rankings
  • Julian LenzLenzOndrej StylerStyler (6-2 7-64) – Stats, scores, rankings
  • Maxime ChazalChazalJiri JenicekJenicek (6-0 6-0) – Stats, scores, rankings
  • Ondrej KrstevKrstevJacob GrillsGrills (2-6 6-4 6-3) – Stats, scores, rankings
  • Vaclav SafranekSafranekPatrik RiklRikl (w/o) – Stats, scores, rankings

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