Victoria Jimenez Kasintseva vs Magda Linette — Merida Round of 16
Merida · WTA · Round of 16
#125WTA
1599ELO
1579Hard ELO
21 yrs · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLLLLWWW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 23 February 2026 ·
hard
POL8#62WTA
1831ELO
1780Hard ELO
$732kYTD
$8.8MCAREER
34 yrs · 171 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLLLLWWW
Jimenez Kasintseva V.
5-7 7-6 7-5
Linette M.
Jimenez Kasintseva V.
5772
Linette M.
7651
Victoria Jimenez Kasintseva defeated Magda Linette 5-7 7-6 7-5 in the Merida round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Magda Linette came in ranked #62, defending last year's round of 16.
Key context
- Match story: Victoria Jimenez Kasintseva dropped the opening set before beating Magda Linette 5–7 7–6 7–5.
Head to head
No previous meetings on record.
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Slight edge
67%
59%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
56%
65%
2nd serve points won·Even
45%
48%
Service points won·Slight edge
52%
58%
Return points won·Even
44%
41%
Break points saved·Even
55%
52%
Aces / match·Clear edge
1.4
3.8
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.5
1.9
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (31 vs 32). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Slight edge
52
58
Break points saved·Dominant
82
25
Break points won·Clear edge
88
70
Deciding sets·Dominant
26
88
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
80
87
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Freshness
Recent loadFreshness·Even
96
94
Jimenez Kasintseva V.: 8 days rest · 1 match (14d) · Linette M.: 6 days rest · 1 match, 15 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About
Conditions
Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast