Cori Gauff and Magda Linette will play each other in the 3^rd round of the Internazionali BNL d’Italia for the 4^th time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Sunday at 1:00 pm on GRAND STAND ARENA. 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 Cori Gauff who should win in 2 sets.

As per the initial odds, Cori Gauff is the pick to win this match.
Cori Gauff -> 1.174
Magda Linette -> 4.95

Click here to see the updated quotes and live streaming (only selected countries - USA excluded).

To be able to watch live streaming bet365, a funded account is required or you need to have placed a bet in the last 24 hours. 18+ BeGambleAware.

Here where top tennis events are broadcasted or streamed online (ATP, WTA).

At the challenger level, there will be free live streaming on Challenger TV.

 

Prediction and head to head Cori Gauff vs. Magda Linette

This will be the 4^th time that Cori Gauff and Magda Linette square off. 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 4^th round in Miami back in March 2025.

Highlights Magda Linette vs Cori Gauff – Miami 24-March-2025

Cori Gauff

Ranked no. 3, Cori reached the 3^rd round after beating Victoria Mboko 3-6 6-2 6-1.

In the 2^nd round against Mboko, The American recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (3-6 6-2 6-1). During the match, Gauff scored 84 points vs Mboko’s 62. Cori was exceptionally aggressive to blast 25 winners.

Talking about the service games, Gauff struck 2 aces and she committed only 8 double faults. Cori Gauff lost the serve 6 times and she saved 1 break points. Furthermore, Gauff put 64% of her first serves in, winning 54% (25/46) of the points behind her 1st serve and 46% (12/26) on the 2nd serve. The American broke Mboko 9 times after converting 69% of her break points (9/13).

Gauff has a fantastic win-loss record in the last 9 years having won 70% of her matches (249-107). 7-2 on clay in 2025. Talking about her performance on the same surface of this tournament, Gauff has a compiled68-28 record in the last 9 years on clay.

Her best result of the current year was winning the title in Australia where she overcame Iga Swiatek in the final 6-4 6-4.

Cori has a composed 20-7 win-loss record in 2025, 7-2 on clay (See FULL STATS).

Previously in Rome

Magda Linette

Ranked no. 32, Magda reached the 3^rd round after defeating Maria Sakkari 1-6 6-4 6-1.

In the 2^nd round against Sakkari, Magda recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (1-6 6-4 6-1). During the match Linette scored 87 points vs Sakkari’s 85. Linette was very aggressive to blast 32 winners.

Talking about serving, Linette scored just 1 ace during the entire match and she was quite consistent in conceding no double faults for the entire match. Magda Linette lost the serve 3 times and she saved 8 break points. Furthermore, Linette put 63% of her first serves in, winning 60% (32/53) of the points behind her 1st serve and 55% (17/31) on the 2nd serve. Linette broke Sakkari 4 times after converting 33% of her break points (4/12).

Magda has a compiled 13-10 win-loss record in 2025, 2-1 on clay (See FULL STATS).

Previously in Rome

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

H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)

Matches, sets, games and points

Points	Gauff	Linette
Match played	1	1
Tot Set	3	3
Tot Games	24	24
Pts	84-62	87-85
Total Points	146	172
Winners	25	32
%Winners	30%	37%

Both Gauff and Linette played 1 match. Both players lost a set in the event. Cori Gauff surrendered 1 set, while Magda Linette surrendered 1 set. Talking about their workload, Gauff and Linette have played the same amount of sets 3. They also played the same amount of games (24). Gauff scored 25 winners (30% of the total points). On the other side, Linette recorded 32 winners (37%).

Serve Performance

Serve	Gauff	Linette
Aces	2	1
Avg per match	2	1
1st in	46/72	53/84
%1st in	64%	63%
1st pts	25/46	32/53
%1st pts	54%	60%
2nd pts	12/26	17/31
%2nd pts	46%	55%

Gauff bagged 2 aces . Linette managed to score 1 ace . Gauff won 54% points behind her first serve. She extremely effective on her second serve to win 46% of the points. On the other side, Linette won 60% of the points on her first serve. She had a solid display on her second serve to win 55% of the points.

How they played the important points

Breaks	Gauff	Linette
Won	9	4
Converted	9/13	4/12
% Converted	69%	33%
Conceded	7	11
Saved	1	8
% Saved	14%	73%
Times Broken	6	3

The American broke her opponent 9 times with a 69% conversion rate. The American dropped her serve 6 times and she saved 14% of the break points that she conceded. Magda broke her opponent 4 times with a 33% conversion rate. Magda conceded her serve 3 times and she saved 73% of the break points that she conceded.

Gauff
	R2 Mboko	Total
Score	3-6 6-2 6-1
Tot Set	3	3
Tot Games	24	24
pts	84-62	84-62
Total points	146	146
Winners	25	25
%Winners	30%	30%
SERVE
Aces	2	2
Double Faults	8	8
1st in	46/72	46/72
% 1st in	64%	64%
1st pts	25/46	25/46
% 1st pts	54%	54%
2nd pts	12/26	12/26
% 2nd pts	46%	46%
Breaks
Won	9	9
Converted	9/13	9/13
Converted %	69%	69%
Conceded	7	7
Saved	1/7	1
Saved %	14%	14%
Times Broken	6	6

Linette
	R2 Sakkari	Total
Score	1-6 6-4 6-1
Tot Set	3	3
Tot Games	24	24
pts	87-85	87-85
Total points	172	172
Winners	32	32
%Winners	37%	37%
SERVE
Aces	1	1
Double Faults	0	0
1st in	53/84	53/84
% 1st in	63%	63%
1st pts	32/53	32/53
% 1st pts	60%	60%
2nd pts	17/31	17/31
% 2nd pts	55%	55%
Breaks
Won	4	4
Converted	4/12	4/12
Converted %	33%	33%
Conceded	11	11
Saved	8/11	8
Saved %	73%	73%
Times Broken	3	3

Tennis Scores in Rome

• Danielle Rose CollinsRose Collins – Iga SwiatekSwiatek (6-1 7-5) – Stats, scores, rankings
• Diana ShnaiderShnaider – Jaqueline CristianCristian (6-3 6-3) – Stats, scores, rankings
• Jelena OstapenkoOstapenko – Laura SiegemundSiegemund (w/o) – Stats, scores, rankings
• Elina SvitolinaSvitolina – Hailey BaptisteBaptiste (6-4 3-6 6-4) – Stats, scores, rankings
• Jasmine PaoliniPaolini – Ons JabeurJabeur (6-4 6-3) – Stats, scores, rankings
• Peyton StearnsStearns – Madison KeysKeys (2-6 6-2 7-6³) – Stats, scores, rankings

Upcoming matches in the draw

• Aryna SabalenkaSabalenka – Sofia KeninKenin (3-1) – H2H and prediction
• Leylah Annie FernandezAnnie Fernandez – Marta KostyukKostyuk (0-0) – H2H and prediction
• Elena RybakinaRybakina – Bianca Vanessa AndreescuVanessa Andreescu (3-0) – H2H and prediction
• Magdalena FrechFrech – Qinwen ZhengZheng (1-1) – H2H and prediction
• Cori GauffGauff – Magda LinetteLinette (2-1) – H2H and prediction
• Emma RaducanuRaducanu – Veronika KudermetovaKudermetova (0-0) – H2H and prediction
• Emma NavarroNavarro – Clara TausonTauson (0-1) – H2H and prediction
• Elise MertensMertens – Jessica PegulaPegula (3-1) – H2H and prediction
• Marie BouzkovaBouzkova – Naomi OsakaOsaka (0-2) – H2H and prediction
• Jasmine PaoliniPaolini – Jelena OstapenkoOstapenko (1-2) – H2H and prediction
• Elina SvitolinaSvitolina – Danielle Rose CollinsRose Collins (1-2) – H2H and prediction