Mccartney Kessler ousts Magda Linette 7-5 7-5 in the 1st round in New York on Sunday. Kessler will face Marketa Vondrousova in the 2nd round. The match lasted exactly 2 hours. This will be her best achievement in this tournament. In the past, the best she could do was reaching the 1st round in 2024. Here you can see her history at this event.

New York
Kessler's Record

The American added to her prize money $ 44,000 after winning this match. She has already won $ 154,000 after this win. If she wins the next match, Kessler will add $ 83,000 to her earnings to get in total $ 237,000 in total.

Highlights Mccartney Kessler vs. Magda Linette U.S. Open – New York

Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners

Kessler
Linette
7-5 7-5
2h:00
94
94
Total points
84
84
33
33
Winners
30
30
35%
35%
Ratio Winners
36%
36%
25
25
Unforced
36
36
41%
41%
Ratio Unforced
59%
59%
9/16
9/16
Net Approaches
12/17
12/17
56%
56%
Perc
71%
71%
-- Serve --
3
3
Aces
5
5
5
5
Double Faults
3
3
62%
62%
1st in
57%
57%
59%
59%
1st won
60%
60%
33/56
33/56
1st won
30/50
30/50
50%
50%
2nd won
37%
37%
17/34
17/34
2nd won
14/38
14/38
168
168
Fastest serve
170
170
158
158
AVG 1st Serve
157
157
128
128
AVG 2nd Serve
126
126
-- Break Points --
6/16
6/16
Total
4/10
4/10
38%
38%
Won
40%
40%
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At the end of the match, Kessler scored 94 points vs. the Pole’s 84.

Kessler

Kessler won this match even if she was struggling to find the solution in converting her break points as she converted only 38% (6/16) of the procured opportunities.

Linette

On the other side, Magda was battling in converting her break points (only 40% – 4/10). That was one of the key issues for her demise.

After this contest, the head to head between Kessler and Linette is 2-0 for Mccartney.

Draw and next match H2H: Mccartney Kessler vs. Marketa Vondrousova – stats

Kessler will take on Vondrousova in the 2nd round.

This will be the 2nd time that Mccartney Kessler and Marketa Vondrousova square off. The head to head is 1-0 for Vondrousova (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on hard.

The last time that they played each other, Vondrousova won 6-1 7-63 in the 1st round in London back in June 2025.

Live score progression and stats

1st Set -
Kessler 7-5
KesslerLinette
7
5
15
0
30
0
30
15
40
15
40
30
KesslerLinette
6
5
15
0
30
0
30
15
30
30
30
40
40
40
A
40
KesslerLinette
5
5
0
15
15
15
15
30
30
30
30
40
KesslerLinette
5
4
15
0
15
15
15
30
30
30
40
30
KesslerLinette
4
4
0
15
15
15
15
30
30
30
40
30
40
40
40
A
40
40
40
A
40
40
A
40
40
40
40
A
KesslerLinette
4
3
0
15
15
15
30
15
30
30
40
30
40
40
A
40
40
40
A
40
40
40
A
40
40
40
A
40
40
40
A
40
KesslerLinette
3
3
15
0
30
0
30
15
40
15
40
30
40
40
40
A
KesslerLinette
3
2
15
0
30
0
40
0
40
15
40
30
KesslerLinette
2
2
0
15
15
15
15
30
15
40
KesslerLinette
2
1
15
0
30
0
40
0
KesslerLinette
1
1
15
0
30
0
40
0
KesslerLinette
0
1
15
0
15
15
30
15
30
30
30
40

Kessler commenced this set in the best possible way after breaking Magda Linette in the 1st game (1-0). Anyhow, Kessler refused to bow to come back to break Magda in the 2nd (1-1) gamein the 12th game before winning the set (7-5) after breaking his opponent in the last game.

The American converted 14% of her break points (1/7). She had 7 break points opportunities in the 2nd (1-1 0-40), the 5th (3-2 15-40 and 30-40), the 8th (4-3 30-40 and 40-A) and the 12th game (6-5 15-40 and 30-40). Also, on the other side, Magda converted 50% of her break points (1/2). She had her opportunities in the 1st (0-0 30-40) and the 11th game (5-5 30-40).

They contested 89 points. Mccartney was the one to win the set after conquering 7 points more than the Pole (48-41). The American lost 18 points on serve (28-18). In addition, on the other side, Magda conceded 20 points on serve (23-20).

2nd Set -
Kessler 7-5
KesslerLinette
7
5
15
0
30
0
30
15
40
15
KesslerLinette
6
5
15
0
15
15
30
15
40
15
KesslerLinette
5
5
0
15
0
30
0
40
KesslerLinette
5
4
0
15
15
15
15
30
15
40
30
40
40
40
40
A
KesslerLinette
5
3
15
0
30
0
30
15
30
30
40
30
KesslerLinette
4
3
0
15
0
30
0
40
15
40
30
40
KesslerLinette
4
2
0
15
0
30
15
30
30
30
40
30
40
40
A
40
40
40
A
40
40
40
A
40
KesslerLinette
3
2
15
0
30
0
40
0
40
15
40
30
40
40
A
40
40
40
A
40
40
40
A
40
KesslerLinette
2
2
15
0
15
15
15
30
30
30
30
40
40
40
40
A
KesslerLinette
2
1
15
0
15
15
30
15
40
15
40
30
40
40
A
40
KesslerLinette
1
1
15
0
30
0
30
15
40
15
40
30
40
40
40
A
40
40
A
40
KesslerLinette
0
1
0
15
0
30
0
40
15
40

Kessler had a running start at the beginning of the set after breaking Magda Linette in the 1st game (1-0). Nevertheless, Kessler found the way to come back to break the Pole 4 times in the 2nd (1-1), in the 6th (4-2), in the 8th (5-3) gamein the 12th game before winning the set (7-5) after breaking his opponent in the last game.

Kessler failed to serve out the set when leading 5-3 to be broken at 40.

Kessler converted 33% of her break points (3/9). She had 9 break points opportunities in the 2nd (1-1 15-40, 30-40 and 40-A), the 6th (3-2 30-40, 40-A, 40-A and 40-A), the 7th (4-3 30-40) and the 12th game (6-5 15-40). In addition on the other side, Magda converted 37% of her break points (3/8). She had her opportunities in the 1st (0-0 0-40 and 15-40), the 7th (2-4 0-40, 15-40 and 30-40) and the 9th game (3-5 15-40, 30-40 and 40-A).

They contested 89 points. The set was a huge battle since finally the American won just 3 more points than the Pole (46-43). Kessler dropped 22 points on serve (22-22). on the other side of the net, Magda conceded 24 points on serve (21-24

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1st
Kessler
Linette
7-5
7
5
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
0
1
2nd
Kessler
Linette
7-5
7
5
6
5
5
5
5
4
5
3
4
3
4
2
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
0
1

Tennis Scores at the U.S. Open

  • Mccartney KesslerKessler – Magda LinetteLinette (7-5 7-5)
  • Emma NavarroNavarro – Yafan WangWang (7-69 6-3)
  • Jasmine PaoliniPaolini – Destanee AiavaAiava (6-2 7-64)
  • Polina KudermetovaKudermetova – Nuria Parrizas-DiazParrizas-Diaz (2-2 ret.)
  • Tereza ValentovaValentova – Lucia BronzettiBronzetti (6-3 3-6 6-4)
  • Aryna SabalenkaSabalenka – Rebeka MasarovaMasarova (7-5 6-1)
  • Jelena OstapenkoOstapenko – Xiyu WangWang (6-4 6-3)
  • Marketa VondrousovaVondrousova – Oksana SelekhmetevaSelekhmeteva (6-3 7-63)
  • Jessica PegulaPegula – Mayar SherifSherif (6-0 6-4)
  • Anna BlinkovaBlinkova – Yuliia StarodubtsevaStarodubtseva (6-3 6-1)
  • Belinda BencicBencic – Shuai ZhangZhang (6-3 6-3)
  • Alexandra EalaEala – Clara TausonTauson (6-3 2-6 7-611)
  • Leylah Annie FernandezAnnie Fernandez – Rebecca MarinoMarino (6-2 6-1)
  • Caty McNallyMcNally – Jil TeichmannTeichmann (6-2 6-2)
  • Moyuka UchijimaUchijima – Olga DanilovicDanilovic (7-62 4-6 7-69)
  • Janice TjenTjen – Veronika KudermetovaKudermetova (6-4 4-6 6-4)
  • Emma RaducanuRaducanu – Ena ShibaharaShibahara (6-1 6-2)
  • Anastasia PotapovaPotapova – Lin ZhuZhu (6-4 4-6 6-2)
  • Victoria AzarenkaAzarenka – Hina InoueInoue (7-60 6-4)
  • Lulu SunSun – Maria Camila Osorio SerranoCamila Osorio Serrano (6-4 2-6 6-0)

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