Magda Linette vs Venus Williams — Auckland Round of 32
Auckland · WTA · Round of 32
POL5#62WTA
1831ELO
1780Hard ELO
$732kYTD
$8.8MCAREER
34 yrs · 171 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLLLLWWW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 5 January 2026 ·
hard
#615WTA
1654ELO
1617Hard ELO
46 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLLLLL
Linette M.6-4 4-6 6-2
Williams V.
Linette M.
6462
Williams V.
4621
Magda Linette defeated Venus Williams 6-4 4-6 6-2 in the Auckland round of 32 on hard. The result followed the form book — Magda Linette came in ranked #62. Magda Linette claimed a first win over Venus Williams in three meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 2–1.
Key context
- Match story: Magda Linette closed it out in three sets, 6–4 4–6 6–2.
Head to head
0–2| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-07-18 | Stanford | R16 | hard | Venus Williams | 6-3 6-7 6-2 |
| 2016-02-06 | Fed Cup WG2 R1: USA vs POL | RR | hard | Venus Williams | 6-1 6-2 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
59%
61%
1st serve points won·Even
65%
67%
2nd serve points won·Clear edge
48%
35%
Service points won·Even
58%
54%
Return points won·Even
41%
37%
Break points saved·Slight edge
52%
57%
Aces / match·Even
3.8
3.7
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.0
5.7
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (32 vs 7). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Slight edge
58
53
Break points saved·Dominant
25
53
Break points won·Clear edge
70
92
Deciding sets·Dominant
88
29
Tiebreaks·Even
87
87
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Freshness
Recent loadFreshness·Even
94
95
Linette M.: 6 days rest · 1 match, 15 games (7d) · Williams V.: 5 days rest · 1 match, 16 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About
Conditions
Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast