Alexandra Eala and Magda Linette will face off in the 3rd round of the Miami Open for the 4th time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Saturday at 6:30 pm on GRANDSTAND. 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 Alexandra Eala who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Alexandra Eala is the pick to win this match.
Alexandra Eala -> 1.9
Magda Linette -> 1.9
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Prediction and head to head Alexandra Eala vs. Magda Linette
This will be the 4th time that Alexandra Eala and Magda Linette face off. The head to head is 2-1 for Linette (see full H2H stats),but they are 1-1 on hard.
The last time that they played each other, Eala won 6-3 6-2 in the quarter in Auckland back in January 2026.
Highlights Alexandra Eala vs Magda Linette – Auckland 09-January-2026
Alexandra Eala
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 40-21 | 24-11 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 12-4 | 0-0 |
| 2025 | 40-26 | 25-14 | 2-4 | 3-3 | 10-5 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 42-31 | 27-18 | 3-6 | 7-4 | 5-3 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 45-23 | 37-16 | 0-3 | 8-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 45-20 | 30-13 | 0-1 | 15-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 29 (career-high), the Filipino got to the 3rd round after defeating Laura Siegemund 6-7(6) 6-3 6-3.
In the 2nd round against Siegemund, The Filipino recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (6-76 6-3 6-3). During the match, Eala scored 125 points vs Siegemund’s 110. Alexandra was very aggressive to blast 53 winners.
Talking about the service games, Eala made 2 aces and she committed only 3 double faults. Alexandra Eala lost the serve twice and she saved 4 break points. Furthermore, Eala put 69% of her first serves in, winning 72% (53/74) of the points behind her 1st serve and 47% (16/34) on the 2nd serve. Alexandra broke Siegemund 5 times after converting 24% of her break points (5/21).
WTA Miami - Alexandra Eala's projected path
Eala has a solid win-loss record in the last 8 years having won 63% of her matches (207-124). 13-7 on hard in 2026. Regarding her performance on the same surface of this competition, Eala has a compiled143-76 record in the last 8 years on hard.
Eala’s best result of the year was getting to the semifinal in Auckland.
Eala has a compiled 13-7 win-loss record in 2026, 13-7 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously in Miami
Magda Linette
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 19-20 | 13-14 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 3-2 | 0-0 |
| 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 |
Ranked no. 50, Linette got to the 3rd round after beating Varvara Gracheva 2-6 6-2 6-0 and Iga Swiatek 1-6 7-5 6-3.
In the 2nd round against Swiatek, Magda recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (1-6 7-5 6-3).During the match Linette scored less points (5) than Swiatek. In fact, the world no. 29 won 82 points vs Swiatek’s. That means that Linette was more focused during the important points. The Pole was extremely aggressive to blast 38 winners.
Talking about serving, Linette struck 5 aces and she committed only 4 double faults. Overall, Magda Linette was pretty efficient on serve to win 75% (38/51) of her 1st serve and 51% (19/37) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent her to concede the serve twice. Linette broke Swiatek twice after converting 25% of her break points (2/8).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Magda has conceded 2 set in the tournament to win 51% of the points she played.
WTA Miami - Magda Linette's projected path
Linette has a composed 12-7 win-loss record in 2026, 12-7 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously in Miami
Previously, her best result was reaching the quarter in 2025. See her history.
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H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Eala | Linette |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 1 | 2 |
| Tot Set | 3 | 6 |
| Tot Games | 31 | 50 |
| Pts | 125-110 | 168-159 |
| Total Points | 235 | 327 |
| Winners | 53 | 62 |
| %Winners | 42% | 37% |
Eala played 1 match while Linette competed in 2 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Alexandra Eala dropped 1 set, while Magda Linette dropped 2 sets. Eala has played 3 set(s) less than Linette (3 vs 6). Therefore, Eala played 19 games less than Linette. Alexandra scored 53 winners (42% of the total points). On the other side, Linette fired 62 winners (37%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Eala | Linette |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 2 | 9 |
| Avg per match | 2 | 4.5 |
| 1st in | 74/108 | 92/155 |
| %1st in | 69% | 59% |
| 1st pts | 53/74 | 62/92 |
| %1st pts | 72% | 67% |
| 2nd pts | 16/34 | 32/63 |
| %2nd pts | 47% | 51% |
Eala recorded 2 aces . Linette made 9 aces (4.5 per match). Eala won 72% points behind her first serve. She pretty solid on her second serve to win 47% of the points. On the other side, Linette won 67% of the points behind her first serve. She had a solid display on her second serve to win 51% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Eala | Linette |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 5 | 9 |
| Converted | 5/21 | 9/26 |
| % Converted | 24% | 35% |
| Conceded | 6 | 13 |
| Saved | 4 | 7 |
| % Saved | 67% | 54% |
| Times Broken | 2 | 6 |
The Filipino broke her opponent 5 times with a 24% conversion rate. Alexandra surrendered her serve twice and she saved 67% of the break points that she conceded. Linette broke her opponents 9 times with a 35% conversion rate. The Pole conceded her serve 6 times and she saved 54% of the break points that she conceded.
| Eala | |||
| R2 Siegemund |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-76 6-3 6-3 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | |
| Tot Games | 31 | 31 | |
| pts | 125-110 | 125-110 | |
| Total points | 235 | 235 | |
| Winners | 53 | 53 | |
| %Winners | 42% | 42% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 2 | 2 | |
| Double Faults | 3 | 3 | |
| 1st in | 74/108 | 74/108 | |
| % 1st in | 69% | 69% | |
| 1st pts | 53/74 | 53/74 | |
| % 1st pts | 72% | 72% | |
| 2nd pts | 16/34 | 16/34 | |
| % 2nd pts | 47% | 47% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 5 | 5 | |
| Converted | 5/21 | 5/21 | |
| Converted % | 24% | 24% | |
| Conceded | 6 | 6 | |
| Saved | 4/6 | 4 | |
| Saved % | 67% | 67% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 2 | |
| Linette | ||||
| R1 Gracheva |
R2 Swiatek |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 2-6 6-2 6-0 | 1-6 7-5 6-3 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | 6 | |
| Tot Games | 22 | 28 | 50 | |
| pts | 86-72 | 82-87 | 168-159 | |
| Total points | 158 | 169 | 327 | |
| Winners | 24 | 38 | 62 | |
| %Winners | 28% | 46% | 37% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 4 | 5 | 9 | |
| Double Faults | 1 | 4 | 5 | |
| 1st in | 41/67 | 51/88 | 92/155 | |
| % 1st in | 61% | 58% | 59% | |
| 1st pts | 24/41 | 38/51 | 62/92 | |
| % 1st pts | 59% | 75% | 67% | |
| 2nd pts | 13/26 | 19/37 | 32/63 | |
| % 2nd pts | 50% | 51% | 51% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 7 | 2 | 9 | |
| Converted | 7/18 | 2/8 | 9/26 | |
| Converted % | 39% | 25% | 35% | |
| Conceded | 9 | 4 | 13 | |
| Saved | 5/9 | 2/4 | 7 | |
| Saved % | 56% | 50% | 106% | |
| Times Broken | 4 | 2 | 6 | |
Head 2 Head
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- Jasmine PaoliniPaolini – Taylor TownsendTownsend (6-3 1-6 6-2) – See score progression
- Hailey BaptisteBaptiste – Liudmila SamsonovaSamsonova (6-3 7-5) – See score progression
- Ekaterina AlexandrovaAlexandrova – Lilli TaggerTagger (6-3 6-3) – See score progression
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- Victoria MbokoMboko – Anna BlinkovaBlinkova (6-2 6-0) – See score progression
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- Elina SvitolinaSvitolina – Emerson JonesJones (6-2 6-4) – See score progression
- Diana ShnaiderShnaider – Tereza ValentovaValentova (7-67 7-63) – See score progression
- Karolina MuchovaMuchova – Maria Camila Osorio SerranoCamila Osorio Serrano (4-6 6-2 7-5) – See score progression
- Anastasia ZakharovaZakharova – Anna KalinskayaKalinskaya (3-6 6-1 7-5) – See score progression
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- Yuliia StarodubtsevaStarodubtseva – Cristina BucsaBucsa (6-2 3-2 ret.) – See score progression
- Marie BouzkovaBouzkova – Elsa JacquemotJacquemot (6-2 6-2) – See score progression
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- Mirra AndreevaAndreeva – Mccartney KesslerKessler (6-1 6-73 6-1) – See score progression
- Alexandra EalaEala – Laura SiegemundSiegemund (6-76 6-3 6-3) – See score progression
- Caty McNallyMcNally – Xinyu WangWang (6-4 1-6 6-0) – See score progression
- Elina SvitolinaSvitolina – Emerson JonesJones (6-2 6-4) – See score progression
- Hailey BaptisteBaptiste – Liudmila SamsonovaSamsonova (6-3 7-5) – See score progression
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- Jasmine PaoliniPaolini – Taylor TownsendTownsend (6-3 1-6 6-2) – See score progression
- Marta KostyukKostyuk – Kamilla RakhimovaRakhimova (6-2 6-4) – See score progression
- Ekaterina AlexandrovaAlexandrova – Lilli TaggerTagger (6-3 6-3) – See score progression
- Amanda AnisimovaAnisimova – Ajla TomljanovicTomljanovic (6-1 5-7 6-4) – See score progression
- Yuliia StarodubtsevaStarodubtseva – Cristina BucsaBucsa (6-2 3-2 ret.) – See score progression
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- Alycia ParksParks – Maria SakkariSakkari (6-3 6-3) – See score progression
- Cori GauffGauff – Elisabetta CocciarettoCocciaretto (3-6 6-4 6-3) – See score progression
- Karolina MuchovaMuchova – Maria Camila Osorio SerranoCamila Osorio Serrano (4-6 6-2 7-5) – See score progression
- Katie BoulterBoulter – Clara TausonTauson (6-7(4) 6-4 1-0 ret.) – See score progression
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- Sorana CirsteaCirstea – Elise MertensMertens (3-0) – H2H and prediction
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