TENNIS SCORES. Die-hard Linette outlasts Kanepi in the 1st round of the Bronx Open

BRONX OPEN - NEW YORK. Linette outlasts Kanepi to play Aliaksandra Sasnovich in the 2nd round

Prediction and head to head Magda Linette vs. Kaia Kanepi

Magda Linette survives Kaia Kanepi 6-2 7-5 in the 1st round in New York on Monday after conquering a huge battle. Linette will fight against Aliaksandra Sasnovich in the 2nd round.

Score, report, and key facts

1st set.

Linette got off on the right foot in the set after breaking Kanepi in the 2nd game (2-0) before consolidating her break and lead 3-0. Magda improved her lead after breaking Kaia in the 8th (6-2) game before conquering the set.

2nd set.

Kanepi was in a great position at the beginning of the set to break Linette in the 1st game (1-0). Nevertheless, Magda managed to stage a great comeback to break the Estonian 3 times in the 2nd (1-1), in the 10th (5-5) gamein the 12th game before winning the set (7-5) after breaking his opponent in the last game.

The Estonian was outplayed in the last 4 games of the set (from 3-5 to 7-5).

Statistics

At the end of the match, the Pole scored 76 points vs. Kanepi’s 61 points.

Linette was effective when converting 71% of the break points that she conquered (5/7). On the other side, Kaia was pretty focused in converting 50% of the break points that she procured points (2/4). Nonetheless, that was not enough to win the encounter.

After this contest, the head to head between Linette and Kanepi is 1-0 for Magda.

Next Match: Magda Linette vs. Aliaksandra Sasnovich – stats

Linette will come up against Sasnovich in the 2nd round.

This will be the 3rd time that Magda Linette and Aliaksandra Sasnovich face off. The head to head is 2-0 for Sasnovich (see full H2H stats), 2-0 on hard.

The last time that they squared off, Sasnovich won 5-7 7-62 7-64 in the 1st round in Indian Wells back in 2018.

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