Mccartney Kessler and Magda Linette will square off in the 1st round of the U.S. Open for the 2nd time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Sunday at 1:00 pm on Court 11. 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 Mccartney Kessler who should win in 3 sets.

As per the initial odds, Mccartney Kessler is the pick to win this match.
Mccartney Kessler -> 1.58
Magda Linette -> 2.38

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Prediction and head to head Mccartney Kessler vs. Magda Linette

This will be the 2nd time that Mccartney Kessler and Magda Linette play each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Kessler (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard.

The last time that they competed against each other, Kessler won 6-4 6-4 in the 1st round in Brisbane back in 2024.

Mccartney Kessler

Mccartney Kessler

30 - 19win/loss

Hard
20-11
I Hard
0-0
Clay
4-6
Grass
6-2
Rank
31
High
30
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Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 37-24 27-16 4-6 0-0 6-2 0-0
2024 39-22 28-13 2-6 5-0 4-3 0-0
2023 44-24 21-12 11-7 12-5 0-0 0-0
2022 8-2 6-2 2-0 0-0 0-0 0-0
2021 10-5 10-3 0-2 0-0 0-0 0-0

Ranked no. 34, Kessler will start her run at the U.S. Open after she played her last match in Cincinnati where she lost 6-4 2-6 7-6(6) to Seidel in the 3rd round on the 12th of August.

The American has a compiled 30-19 win-loss record in 2025, 20-11 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Her best result of the current year was conquering the title in Hobart where she overcame Elise Mertens in the final 6-4 3-6 6-0 and in Nottingham where she beat Dayana Yastremska in the final 6-4 7-5.

Talking about her overall career, The American has an overall 161-88 record. She has a positive 110-54 record on hard.

Previously at the U.S. Open

Previously, her best result was reaching the 1st round in 2024. See her history.

U.S. Open
Kessler'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. 36, the Pole will start her run at the New York after she played her last match in Cincinnati where she lost 6-4 6-3 to Kudermetova in the 4th round on the 14th of August.

The Pole has an aggregate 21-20 win-loss record in 2025, 14-12 on hard (See FULL STATS).

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

In terms of her career, The Pole has an overall 457-379 record. She has a positive 231-187 record on hard.

Previously at the U.S. Open

Previously, her best result was reaching the 3rd round in 2020. See her history.

U.S. Open
Linette's Record

Tennis Scores – U.S. Open

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