Linda Noskova and Francesca Jones will fight against each other in the 2nd round of the Rothesay Open for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Wednesday at 4:30 pm on CENTRE COURT. 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 -> 1.4
Francesca Jones -> 2.95
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Prediction and head to head Linda Noskova vs. Francesca Jones
There is no head to head record between Linda Noskova and Francesca Jones since this will be the first time that they will play each other in the main tour.
Linda Noskova
14 - 14win/loss
13
13
| 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. 32, Noskova reached the 2nd round after defeating Anca Alexia Todoni 6-4 3-6 7-6(6).
In the 1st round, Linda defeated Alexia Todoni (6-4 3-6 7-66).During the match, Noskova scored less points (8) than Alexia Todoni. In fact, the world no. 32 won 108 points vs Alexia Todoni’s. That means that Noskova was more focused during the important points. Linda was pretty aggressive to blast 50 winners.
Regarding the service games, Noskova made 11 aces and she committed only 5 double faults. Linda Noskova lost the serve twice and she saved 1 break points. Furthermore, Noskova put 64% of her first serves in, winning 77% (50/65) of the points behind her 1st serve and 44% (16/36) on the 2nd serve. Linda broke Alexia Todoni twice after converting 14% of her break points (2/14).
Noskova has a solid record in the last 7 years having won 65% of her matches (161-88). 1-0 on grass in 2025. Regarding her performance on the same surface of this competition, Noskova has an overall5-6 match record in the last 7 years on grass.
The Czech’s best result of the season was getting to the semifinal in Abu Dhabi.
The Czech has an overall 14-14 win-loss record in 2025, 1-0 on grass (See FULL STATS).
Previously in Nottingham
The Czech has never competed in this tournament before.
Francesca Jones
25 - 9win/loss
74
71
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 45-18 | 15-8 | 26-5 | 2-1 | 2-4 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 33-18 | 3-3 | 28-13 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 21-11 | 1-2 | 18-7 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 30-21 | 6-5 | 24-12 | 0-0 | 0-4 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 132, Francesca got to the 2nd round after defeating Harriet Dart 7-5 6-4.
In the 1st round, Jones had a good straight sets win against Dart (7-5 6-4). During the match Jones scored 92 points vs Dart’s 81. Francesca was exceptionally aggressive to blast 38 winners.
About the serving games, Jones made 3 aces and she committed only 4 double faults. Francesca Jones lost the serve 3 times and she saved 10 break points. Furthermore, Jones put 60% of her first serves in, winning 64% (38/59) of the points behind her 1st serve and 48% (19/40) on the 2nd serve. The Brit broke Dart 5 times after converting 45% of her break points (5/11).
Her best result of the year was winning the title the W75 Vacaria where she defeated Leolia Jeanjean in the final 1-6 6-4 6-1 and the W75 Prague where she beat Ena Shibahara in the final 6-3 6-4.
Francesca has an overall 25-9 win-loss record in 2025, 1-1 on grass (See FULL STATS).
Previously in Nottingham
Previously, her best result was reaching the 2nd round in 2024. See her history.
H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Noskova | Jones |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 1 | 1 |
| Tot Set | 3 | 2 |
| Tot Games | 32 | 22 |
| Pts | 108-116 | 92-81 |
| Total Points | 224 | 173 |
| Winners | 50 | 38 |
| %Winners | 46% | 41% |
Both Noskova and Jones played 1 match. At the moment, Linda Noskova surrendered 1 set while Francesca Jones hasn’t conceded a set so far. Noskova has played 1 set more than Jones (3 vs 2). Therefore, Noskova played 10 games more than Jones. Linda scored 50 winners (46% of the total points). On the other side, Francesca recorded 38 winners (41%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Noskova | Jones |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 11 | 3 |
| Avg per match | 11 | 3 |
| 1st in | 65/101 | 59/99 |
| %1st in | 64% | 60% |
| 1st pts | 50/65 | 38/59 |
| %1st pts | 77% | 64% |
| 2nd pts | 16/36 | 19/40 |
| %2nd pts | 44% | 48% |
Noskova bagged 11 aces . Jones scored 3 aces . Noskova won 77% points on her first serve. She very solid her second serve to win 44% of the points. On the other side, Jones won 64% 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 | Jones |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 2 | 5 |
| Converted | 2/14 | 5/11 |
| % Converted | 14% | 45% |
| Conceded | 3 | 13 |
| Saved | 1 | 10 |
| % Saved | 33% | 77% |
| Times Broken | 2 | 3 |
Linda broke her opponent twice with a 14% conversion rate. Linda conceded her serve twice and she saved 33% of the break points that she conceded. Francesca broke her opponent 5 times with a 45% conversion rate. Francesca conceded her serve 3 times and she saved 77% of the break points that she conceded.
| Noskova | |||
| R1 Alexia | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-4 3-6 7-66 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | |
| Tot Games | 32 | 32 | |
| pts | 108-116 | 108-116 | |
| Total points | 224 | 224 | |
| Winners | 50 | 50 | |
| %Winners | 46% | 46% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 11 | 11 | |
| Double Faults | 5 | 5 | |
| 1st in | 65/101 | 65/101 | |
| % 1st in | 64% | 64% | |
| 1st pts | 50/65 | 50/65 | |
| % 1st pts | 77% | 77% | |
| 2nd pts | 16/36 | 16/36 | |
| % 2nd pts | 44% | 44% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 2 | 2 | |
| Converted | 2/14 | 2/14 | |
| Converted % | 14% | 14% | |
| Conceded | 3 | 3 | |
| Saved | 1/3 | 1 | |
| Saved % | 33% | 33% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 2 | |
| Jones | |||
| R1 Dart | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 7-5 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | |
| Tot Games | 22 | 22 | |
| pts | 92-81 | 92-81 | |
| Total points | 173 | 173 | |
| Winners | 38 | 38 | |
| %Winners | 41% | 41% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 3 | 3 | |
| Double Faults | 4 | 4 | |
| 1st in | 59/99 | 59/99 | |
| % 1st in | 60% | 60% | |
| 1st pts | 38/59 | 38/59 | |
| % 1st pts | 64% | 64% | |
| 2nd pts | 19/40 | 19/40 | |
| % 2nd pts | 48% | 48% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 5 | 5 | |
| Converted | 5/11 | 5/11 | |
| Converted % | 45% | 45% | |
| Conceded | 13 | 13 | |
| Saved | 10/13 | 10 | |
| Saved % | 77% | 77% | |
| Times Broken | 3 | 3 | |
Tennis Scores in Nottingham
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- Manish SureshkumarSureshkumar – Hao Yuan NgYuan Ng (6-1 6-2) – Stats, scores, rankings
- Ryota TanumaTanuma – Kelsey StevensonStevenson (6-2 1-0 ret.) – Stats, scores, rankings
- Jonathan GrayGray – Rimpei KawakamiKawakami (6-3 5-4 ret.) – Stats, scores, rankings
- Kazuma KawachiKawachi – Takuto NikiNiki (6-2 2-1 ret.) – Stats, scores, rankings
- Alec AdamsonAdamson – Siddhant BanthiaBanthia (6-3 6-0) – Stats, scores, rankings
Upcoming matches in the draw
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- Francesca JonesJones – (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Leylah Annie FernandezAnnie Fernandez – Cristina BucsaBucsa (2-0) – H2H and prediction
- Magda LinetteLinette – (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Anna BlinkovaBlinkova – Clara TausonTauson (1-2) – H2H and prediction