Magda Linette vs Mccartney KesslerPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
🇵🇱Magda Linette
#77 · 34 yrs · Right-Handed
62 meetings · sets 0–4
🇺🇸Mccartney Kessler
#95 · 26 yrs · Right-Handed
6wMagda Linette and Mccartney Kessler have met 2 times since 2025; Mccartney Kessler leads 2–0. Their first meeting came at Brisbane in 2025 on hard. On hard courts Kessler leads 2–0. Kessler has won the last 2 meetings. Across all meetings Linette has taken 0 sets to Kessler's 4. Their most recent meeting: Mccartney Kessler won at U.S. Open - New York (2025).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Linette | Kessler | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Magda Linette | Mccartney Kessler | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 33% | 7/21 | 67% | 14/21 |
| Wins a set when losing | 17% | 4/23 | 27% | 6/22 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 41% | 18/44 | 30% | 13/43 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 25% | 4/16 | 50% | 12/24 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 44% | 12/27 | 37% | 7/19 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 33% | 3/9 | 57% | 8/14 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 88% | 14/16 | 80% | 16/20 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 44% | 7/16 | 70% | 14/20 |
Colored rows are higher-is-better: green above 50%, red below. Favorite/underdog set by book odds; cover rows count only matches with odds on record. Head-to-head: 2 of 2 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Linette 0, Kessler 2).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Linette
🤖 Servebot
Kessler
💥 Big Hitter
Matchup analysis
🤖 Servebot vs 💥 Big Hitter is historically tight (51% vs 49%, 3,072 matches). Neither style has a clear edge, so form, surface, and the head-to-head matter most.
Previous meetings
2 career meetings, newest first
Aug 24, 2025
U.S. Open - New York
H Hard · 1st Round
Jan 1, 2025
Brisbane
H Hard · Round of 64
Prop Research
Hit rates on common betting markets · Last 90 days
| Outcome | Linette | Kessler | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Magda Linette | Mccartney Kessler | ||
| 1 or more | 75% | 6/8 | 100% | 5/5 |
| 3 or more | 63% | 5/8 | 60% | 3/5 |
| 5 or more | 13% | 1/8 | 40% | 2/5 |
| 10 or more | 0% | 0/8 | 0% | 0/5 |
| 15 or more | 0% | 0/8 | 0% | 0/5 |
| 20 or more | 0% | 0/8 | 0% | 0/5 |
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Linette | Kessler |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 1–7 | 1–4 |
| Avg odds | 2.23 | 1.83 |
| ROI % | -86.6% | -77.0% |
| Units P/L | -6.93u | -3.85u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Linette | Kessler |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | 3 | — |
| Events | 3 | — |
| Matches | 3 | — |
| Distance | 1,246 mi · 2,005 km | — |
| Route | POR → ROU → CZE | — |
Host country from each tournament in the last 30 days, including the current event even when a player arrived on a bye. Route is the order of countries visited; consecutive stops in the same country are shown once. Distance is the great-circle total between host cities, shown only when every stop in the window is geocoded. A rough fatigue signal, not a headline stat.
Common opponents
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
Linette has a higher win rate against shared opponents (50% vs Kessler's 25%).
| Opponent | Linette | Kessler |
|---|---|---|
| Ekaterina Alexandrova | W 62 46 61 | L 26 26 |
| Iva Jovic | L 36 57 | L 67 67 |
| Leylah Fernandez | L 16 46 | W 63 62 |
| Mirra Andreeva | L 57 46 | L 16 76 16 |
| Zeynep Sonmez | W 64 62 | L 67 06 |
| Kimberly Birrell | W 26 61 62 | L 76 67 06 |
| Oksana Selekhmeteva | W 63 16 61 | W 64 64 |
| Clara Tauson | L 46 26 | L 36 46 |
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Sinja Kraus
Wuhan Open - Wuhan · 1st Round Qualifying
Oct 10
Katerina Siniakova
China Open - Beijing · 1st Round
Oct 1
Darya Astakhova
Korea Open - Seoul · 1st Round
Sep 21
Francesca Jones
U.S. Open - New York · 1st Round
Sep 3
Elena Gabriela Ruse
Cincinnati Open - Cincinnati · 1st Round
Aug 13
Iva Jovic
National Bank Open - Toronto · 2nd Round
Aug 5
Carol Zhao
National Bank Open - Toronto · 1st Round
Aug 3
Leylah Fernandez
Mubadala DC Open - Washington · 1st Round
Jul 27
Ekaterina Alexandrova
U.S. Open - New York · 1st Round
Aug 30
Caty Mcnally
Cincinnati Open - Cincinnati · 1st Round
Aug 14
Anna Kalinskaya
National Bank Open - Toronto · 2nd Round
Aug 5
Cadence Brace
National Bank Open - Toronto · 1st Round
Aug 3
Renata Zarazua
The Memphis Classic - Memphis · 1st Round
Jul 29
Aryna Sabalenka
Wimbledon - London · 2nd Round
Jul 1
Oleksandra Oliynykova
Wimbledon - London · 1st Round
Jun 29
Madison Keys
Lexus Eastbourne Open - Eastbourne · Quarterfinals
Jun 25
Rivalry momentum
Cumulative head-to-head lead over time
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 43–44 matches
| Metric | Linette | Kessler |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 48% | 49% |
| Sets won | 43% | 48% |
| Games won | 48% | 49% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Linette | Kessler |
|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam | 0 | 1 |
| WTA 500 | 0 | 1 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Linette | Kessler |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 0 | 2 |
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