Veronika Kudermetova and Magda Linette will square off in the 4th round of the Cincinnati Open for the 2nd time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Thursday at 7:00 pm on P&G CENTER COURT. 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 Veronika Kudermetova who should win in 3 sets.

As per the initial odds, Veronika Kudermetova is the pick to win this match.
Veronika Kudermetova -> 1.68
Magda Linette -> 2.19

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Prediction and head to head Veronika Kudermetova vs. Magda Linette

This will be the 2nd time that Veronika Kudermetova and Magda Linette face off. The head to head is 1-0 for Linette (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard.

The last time that they played each other, Linette won 3-6 6-0 6-4 in the 1st round in Doha back in February 2025.

Highlights Magda Linette vs Veronika Kudermetova – Doha 10-February-2025

Veronika Kudermetova

Veronika Kudermetova

32 - 19win/loss

Hard
19-10
I Hard
0-0
Clay
9-5
Grass
4-4
Rank
30
High
9
LWLLWLLLWW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 35-25 22-16 9-5 0-0 4-4 0-0
2024 18-25 10-16 3-5 0-0 5-4 0-0
2023 34-22 18-14 8-5 1-1 7-2 0-0
2022 39-20 27-13 7-4 0-1 5-2 0-0
2021 33-24 15-13 14-4 3-4 1-3 0-0

Ranked no. 36, Kudermetova reached the 4th round after beating Suzan Lamens 6-1 6-3, Belinda Bencic 6-4 7-6(0) and Clara Tauson 3-6 7-6(4) 6-4.

In the 3rd round against Tauson, The Russian recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (3-6 7-64 6-4). During the match, Kudermetova scored 99 points vs Tauson’s 94. The Russian was exceptionally aggressive to blast 37 winners.

Regarding the service games, Kudermetova blasted 6 aces and she committed only 2 double faults. Overall, Veronika Kudermetova was exceptionally effective on serve to win 77% (37/48) of her 1st serve and 63% (24/38) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent her to concede the serve twice. Veronika broke Tauson twice after converting 22% of her break points (2/9).

Overall Performance in this tournament

Kudermetova has lost 1 set in this tournament to conquer 56% of the points she played.

Kudermetova has winning record in the last 10 years having won 59% of her matches (318-220). 18-10 on hard in 2025. In connection with her performance on the same surface of this competition, Kudermetova has an aggregate 161-115 record in the last years on hard.

Kudermetova has a compiled 31-19 win-loss record in 2025, 18-10 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Previously in Cincinnati

Cincinnati
Kudermetova's Record

Magda Linette

Magda Linette

21 - 20win/loss

Hard
14-12
I Hard
0-0
Clay
4-4
Grass
3-4
Rank
55
High
19
LLLLLLWWLL
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 21-25 14-17 4-4 0-0 3-4 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. 40, Magda got to the 4th round after beating Rebecca Sramkova 7-6(4) 6-0 and Jessica Pegula 7-6(5) 3-6 6-3.

In the 3rd round, The Pole defeated Pegula (7-65 3-6 6-3). During the match Linette and Pegula scored the same amount of points (99). However, the world no. 36 was stronger during the important points and that was the most significant difference in the match. Linette was very aggressive to blast 46 winners.

Talking about serving, Linette recorded 6 aces and she committed only 6 double faults. Magda Linette lost the serve 5 times and she saved 4 break points. Furthermore, Linette put 65% of her first serves in, winning 74% (46/62) of the points behind her 1st serve and 29% (10/34) on the 2nd serve. The Pole broke Pegula 5 times after converting 38% of her break points (5/13).

Overall Performance in this tournament

Magda has conceded 1 set in the tournament to win 52% of the points she played.

The Pole’s best result of the season was reaching the semifinal in Nottingham.

The Pole has a compiled 21-19 win-loss record in 2025, 14-11 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Previously in Cincinnati

Previously, her best result was reaching the 2nd round in 2024. See her history.

Cincinnati
Linette's Record

H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)

V.Kudermetova
M.Linette
!
5h:52
5h:52
Time on court​
3h:48
3h:48
!
2h:46
2h:46
Last match​
!
2h:19
2h:19
!
3
3
Match played
2
2
71
71
Games Played​
50
50
7
7
Set played​​
5
5
241
241
Total points​
167
167
80.3
80.3
Avg point​
83.5
83.5
87
87
Winners
74
74
29
29
Avg Winners​
37
37
36%
36%
Ratio winners
44%
44%
-- Serve --
22
22
Aces
13
13
7.3
7.3
Avg Aces
6.5
6.5
5
5
Double Faults
9
9
1.7
1.7
Avg Double Faults
4.5
4.5
87/110
87/110
1st won total​
74/99
74/99
!
79%
79%
1st won %
!
75%
75%
50/89
50/89
2nd won total​
27/67
27/67
56%
56%
2nd won %
40%
40%
-- Break Points --
11/25
11/25
BP won
9/19
9/19
3.7/8.3
3.7/8.3
Avg BP won
4.5/9.5
4.5/9.5
44%
44%
Won
47%
47%
11
11
Conceded
15
15
3.7
3.7
Avg Conceded
7.5
7.5
6
6
Broken
6
6
2
2
Avg Broken
3
3
5
5
Saved
9
9

Matches, sets, games and points

Points Kudermetova Linette
Match played 3 2
Tot Set 7 5
Tot Games 71 50
Pts 241-193 167-156
Total Points 434 323
Winners 87 74
%Winners 36% 44%

Kudermetova played 3 matches while Linette competed in 2 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Veronika Kudermetova surrendered 1 set, while Magda Linette conceded 1 set. Kudermetova has played 2 sets more than Linette (7 vs 5). Therefore, Kudermetova played 21 games more than Linette. Kudermetova scored 87 winners (36% of the total points). On the other side, The Pole recorded 74 winners (44%).

Serve Performance

Serve Kudermetova Linette
Aces 22 13
Avg per match 7.3 6.5
1st in 110/199 99/166
%1st in 55% 60%
1st pts 87/110 74/99
%1st pts 79% 75%
2nd pts 50/89 27/67
%2nd pts 56% 40%

Kudermetova struck 22 aces (7.3 per match). Linette recorded 13 aces (6.5 per match). Kudermetova won 79% points on her first serve. She very solid her second serve to win 56% of the points. On the other side, Linette won 75% of the points on her first serve. She had a solid display on her second serve to win 40% of the points.

How they played the important points

Breaks Kudermetova Linette
Won 11 9
Converted 11/25 9/19
% Converted 44% 47%
Conceded 11 15
Saved 5 9
% Saved 45% 60%
Times Broken 6 6

Veronika broke her opponents 11 times with a 44% conversion rate. The Russian surrendered her serve 6 times and she saved 45% of the break points that she conceded. Magda broke her opponents 9 times with a 47% conversion rate. The Pole conceded her serve 6 times and she saved 60% of the break points that she conceded.

Kudermetova
R1
Lamens
R2
Bencic
R3
Tauson
Total
Score 6-1 6-3 6-4 7-60 3-6 7-64 6-4
Tot Set 2 2 3 7
Tot Games 16 23 32 71
pts 64-37 78-62 99-94 241-193
Total points 101 140 193 434
Winners 22 28 37 87
%Winners 34% 36% 37% 36%
SERVE
Aces 10 6 6 22
Double Faults 2 1 2 5
1st in 26/40 36/73 48/86 110/199
% 1st in 65% 49% 56% 55%
1st pts 22/26 28/36 37/48 87/110
% 1st pts 85% 78% 77% 79%
2nd pts 9/14 17/37 24/38 50/89
% 2nd pts 64% 46% 63% 56%
Breaks
Won 5 4 2 11
Converted 5/11 4/5 2/9 11/25
Converted % 45% 80% 22% 44%
Conceded 2 5 4 11
Saved 1/2 2/5 2/4 5
Saved % 50% 40% 50% 47%
Times Broken 1 3 2 6
Linette
R2
Sramkova
R3
Pegula
Total
Score 7-64 6-0 7-65 3-6 6-3
Tot Set 2 3 5
Tot Games 19 31 50
pts 68-57 99-99 167-156
Total points 125 198 323
Winners 28 46 74
%Winners 41% 46% 44%
SERVE
Aces 7 6 13
Double Faults 3 6 9
1st in 37/70 62/96 99/166
% 1st in 53% 65% 60%
1st pts 28/37 46/62 74/99
% 1st pts 76% 74% 75%
2nd pts 17/33 10/34 27/67
% 2nd pts 52% 29% 40%
Breaks
Won 4 5 9
Converted 4/6 5/13 9/19
Converted % 67% 38% 47%
Conceded 6 9 15
Saved 5/6 4/9 9
Saved % 83% 44% 42%
Times Broken 1 5 6

Tennis Scores in Cincinnati

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