Leylah Fernandez vs Magda Linette — Washington Round of 32

Washington · WTA · Round of 32
Leylah Fernandez
CAN7
Leylah Fernandez
#31WTA
1805ELO
1785Hard ELO
$906kYTD
$8.3MCAREER
23 yrs · 168 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWLLLLWL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 27 July 2026 ·
hard
STADIUM · 1st on
Magda Linette
POL
Magda Linette
#62WTA
1831ELO
1780Hard ELO
$732kYTD
$8.8MCAREER
34 yrs · 171 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLLLWWWL
Fernandez L.
6-1 6-4
Linette M.
Fernandez L.
662
Linette M.
140

Leylah Fernandez defeated Magda Linette in the Round of 32 at the Washington tournament, winning 6-1, 6-4 on hard courts. Fernandez served 2 aces to Linette's 0 and converted 56% of her break points to Linette's 33%. Fernandez won 74% of her first-serve points to Linette's 52%, and she broke Linette's serve 5 times to Linette's 1.

Around the match

  • “I definitely think back on those memories, on those feelings, the positive feelings, the fight, the energy that the crowd brought. I try to use that to my advantage and try to go back into that state, and hopefully I can reproduce that here.”

    Fernandez L.rg.org ↗

  • “It's tough when the beginning of the season doesn't go the way you want it to go. But I try to take it day by day and enjoy the process, the hard work, the hours on court, trying to find the positives in things.”

    Fernandez L.WTA Tennis ↗

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Key context

Head to head

3–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2023-11-07BJK Cup FinalsRRhardLeylah Fernandez6-2 6-3
2023-05-29Roland GarrosR128clayLeylah Fernandez6-3 1-6 6-3
2022-04-04CharlestonR32clayMagda Linette3-6 6-3 6-4
2020-09-28Roland GarrosR128clayLeylah Fernandez1-6 6-2 6-3

Statistics

This season
Fernandez L.Linette M.
1st serve in·Even
62%
59%
1st serve points won·Even
65%
65%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
48%
Service points won·Even
58%
58%
Return points won·Even
40%
41%
Break points saved·Clear edge
64%
52%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.7
4.0
Double faults / match·Dominant
5.2
2.0

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (30 vs 32). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Fernandez L.Linette M.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
80
58
Break points saved·Dominant
77
25
Break points won·Clear edge
90
70
Deciding sets·Even
86
88
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
68
87

Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About

Win Probability

Pre-match · updated 14:50 UTC
Fernandez L.57%
Linette M.43%
Toss-up
50–58%
Slight edge
58–67%
Clear favourite
67–80%
Strong favourite
80%+

Toss-up · Too close to call

Calibrated model · 65% favourite accuracy (2025–26, out-of-sample). Probability is a statistical estimate, not a certainty. How it works.

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Fernandez L.
5.3
Clear underdogUmpiry Score
Linette M.
5.8
Slight disadvantageUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
5.1+5 Hard Elo edge
Surface ELO
4.9Hard Elo 1780
4.7Overall Elo 1805
ELO gap
5.3Overall Elo 1831
7.0Leads 1–0 on hard
H2H
3.0Trails 0–1 on hard
4.44 of last 10 on hard
Surface form
4.95 of last 10 on hard
0.0Lost last 3
Win streak
0.0Lost last 3
Fatigue & Travel
7.0Grass → Hard
Surface transition
Context
5.0Didn't play here last year
Defending pts
5.0Didn't play here last year

The Umpiry Score combines match-context factors — matchup, form, fatigue, travel and motivation — into a single 0–10 score, updated daily. Read how it works.

Freshness

Recent load
Fernandez L.Linette M.
Freshness·Clear edge
81
94

Fernandez L.: 3 days rest · 1 match, 25 games (7d) · Linette M.: 6 days rest · 1 match, 15 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Weather
29°CMainly clear
Wind 3 km/hHumidity 58%

Draw