Magda Linette victorious over Sakkari in the 2nd round – ROME RESULTS. HIGHLIGHTS

INTERNAZIONALI BNL D'ITALIA - ROME DRAW AND RESULTS. Linette aces Sakkari

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Luke Meyer
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Magda Linette hustles Maria Sakkari 1-6 6-4 6-1 in the 2nd round in Rome on Friday. Linette is going to play against Cori Gauff in the 3rd round. The battle lasted 2 hours and 7 minutes. This run will match her most significant achievement in this tournament. Here you can see her history at this event.

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Rome
Linette's Record

Magda added to her prize money € 17,098 after winning this match. She has already won € 38,313 after this win. If she wins the next match, Linette will add € 27,797 to her earnings to get in total € 66,110 in total.

Highlights Magda Linette vs. Maria Sakkari Internazionali BNL d’Italia – Rome

Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners

Linette
Sakkari
Magda Linette
1-6 6-4 6-1
2h:07
Maria Sakkari
87
87
Total points
85
85
32
32
Winners
37
37
37%
37%
Ratio Winners
44%
44%
-- Serve --
1
1
Aces
2
2
0
0
Double Faults
6
6
63%
63%
1st in
63%
63%
60%
60%
1st won
67%
67%
32/53
32/53
1st won
37/55
37/55
55%
55%
2nd won
39%
39%
17/31
17/31
2nd won
13/33
13/33
-- Break Points --
4/12
4/12
Total
3/11
3/11
33%
33%
Won
27%
27%
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At the end of the match, the Pole scored 87 points vs. Sakkari’s 85.

Linette

The Pole won this match even if she was struggling when converting her break points since she converted only 33% (4/12) of the procured opportunities.

Sakkari

On the other side, Sakkari wasn’t that great in converting her break points (only 27% – 3/11). That was one of the key issues for her demise.

After this match, the head to head between Linette and Sakkari is 2-1 for Magda.

Draw and next match H2H: Magda Linette vs. Cori Gauff – stats

Linette will fight against Gauff in the 3rd round.

This will be the 4th time that Magda Linette and Cori Gauff fight against each other. The head to head is 2-1 for Gauff (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on clay.

The last time that they fought against each other, Linette won 6-4 6-4 in the 4th round in Miami back in March 2025.

Live score progression and stats

1st Set -
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The Greek was far too good to drop just 1 game before breaking the Pole 2 times and win the set 6-1.

Linette was completely wiped out in the last 6 games of the set when the scoreline went from 1-1 to 6-1.

They played 60 points. The Greek was the one to win the set after conquering 6 more points than Linette (33-27). Maria conceded 12 points on serve (21-12). On the other side, the Pole conceded 12 points on serve (15-12).

2nd Set -
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The Pole won the set after recovering from 1 break down. In fact, after dropping her serve in the 7th (3-4) game, The Pole broke back in the 8th (4-4) and in the 10th game to win the set 6-4.

Magda failed to serve out the set when leading 6-4 to be broken at 30.

The Greek was dominated in the last 4 games of the set when the score went from 3-4 to 6-4.

Linette converted 40% of her break points (2/5). She had 5 break points opportunities in the 8th (3-4 40-A, 40-A and 40-A) and the 10th game (5-4 15-40 and 30-40). Moreover, on the other side, Maria converted 25% of her break points (1/4). She had her opportunities in the 7th (3-3 0-40) and the 9th game (4-4 40-A, 40-A and 40-A).

They played 69 points. There was not much difference between these 2 since finally Linette won barely 1 point more than Maria (35-34). Magda conceded 15 points on serve (21-15). Regarding the other side of the net, Sakkari conceded 14 points on serve (19-14).

3rd Set -
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Linette commenced this set in the best possible way after breaking Maria Sakkari in the 2nd game (2-0) before consolidating her break and lead 3-0. Linette improved her lead after breaking the Greek in the 6th (5-1) game before conquering the set (6-1).

Linette converted 50% of her break points (2/4). She had 4 break points opportunities in the 1st (0-0 40-A), the 4th (3-0 15-40 and 30-40) and the 6th game (4-1 30-40). On the other side, Maria was unable to convert any of her 3 break points. She had 3 break points opportunities in the 7th game (1-5 0-40, 15-40 and 30-40).

They contested 44 points. Linette won 8 points more than the Greek (26-18). Magda dropped 8 points on serve (14-8). on the other side of the court, the Greek conceded 12 points on serve (10-12).

1st
Linette
Sakkari
1-6
1
6
1
5
1
4
1
3
1
2
1
1
0
1
2nd
Linette
Sakkari
6-4
6
4
5
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
3rd
Linette
Sakkari
6-1
6
1
5
1
4
1
3
1
3
0
2
0
1
0
 

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  • Emma RaducanuRaducanu – Jil TeichmannTeichmann (6-2 6-2)
  • Clara TausonTauson – Katie VolynetsVolynets (7-5 4-1 ret.)
  • Mirra AndreevaAndreeva – Emiliana ArangoArango (6-2 6-4)
  • Leylah Annie FernandezAnnie Fernandez – Antonia RuzicRuzic (6-4 6-0)
  • Magdalena FrechFrech – Victoria AzarenkaAzarenka (7-5 6-4)
  • Bianca Vanessa AndreescuVanessa Andreescu – Donna VekicVekic (6-1 3-6 6-2)
  • Aryna SabalenkaSabalenka – Anastasia PotapovaPotapova (6-2 6-2)
  • Qinwen ZhengZheng – Olga DanilovicDanilovic (6-1 6-4)
  • Veronika KudermetovaKudermetova – Amanda AnisimovaAnisimova (7-65 7-5)
  • Marta KostyukKostyuk – Daria KasatkinaKasatkina (6-4 6-2)
  • Elena RybakinaRybakina – Eva LysLys (7-63 6-2)
  • Sofia KeninKenin – Anastasia PavlyuchenkovaPavlyuchenkova (6-3 6-0)
  • Magda LinetteLinette – Maria SakkariSakkari (1-6 6-4 6-1)
  • Danielle Rose CollinsRose Collins – Elena Gabriela RuseGabriela Ruse (6-3 6-3)
  • Marie BouzkovaBouzkova – Beatriz Haddad MaiaHaddad Maia (6-0 6-3)
  • Laura SiegemundSiegemund – Lucia BronzettiBronzetti (6-2 6-2)
  • Elise MertensMertens – Suzan LamensLamens (3-6 6-2 6-3)
  • Jessica PegulaPegula – Ashlyn KruegerKrueger (6-4 6-2)
  • Madison KeysKeys – Varvara GrachevaGracheva (7-64 6-1)
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