R16 Mérida Open 2026

Victoria Jimenez Kasintseva #122 def. Magda Linette #47

5-7 7-6(5) 7-5

Victoria Jimenez Kasintseva defeated Magda Linette 5-7 7-6(5) 7-5 in the 2026 Mérida Open second round on hard courts on February 25, 2026.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatVictoria Jimenez KasintsevaMagda Linette
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
24
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
55
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
64.8%57.1%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
60.0%72.7%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
52.6%54.5%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
57.1%0.0%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
57.4%64.9%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
100.0%42.9%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
35.1%42.6%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
48.1%51.9%
Match Serve+This match’s service points won percentage minus the tour’s season average, in percentage points. Zero is average; +5 means five points above average. Match-weighted available stats; no opponent adjustment.
+0.5+8.0
Match Return+This match’s return points won percentage minus the tour’s season average, in percentage points. Zero is average; +5 means five points above average. Match-weighted available stats; no opponent adjustment.
-8.0-0.5

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the WTA 2026 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Win Probability

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Player Comparison

FieldVictoria Jimenez KasintsevaMagda Linette
Country AND POL
Birth dateAug 9, 2005Feb 12, 1992
Age2034
Height180 cm171 cm
HandednessLeft-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style—Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)12247
Ranking points (entering)6571,234
Elo (entering)1,6211,824
Current career W-L9–22222–238
Current career earnings$1,212,146$9,220,797

Path

Victoria Jimenez Kasintseva's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Yulia Putintseva #776-4 1-6 6-4WH2HMatch dataFeb 23, 2026R32
Miriana Tona #3846-3 6-4WH2HMatch dataFeb 22, 2026Q2
Katarina Jokic #3136-2 6-4WH2HMatch dataFeb 21, 2026Q1

Victoria Jimenez Kasintseva's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Shuai Zhang #861-6 3-6LH2HMatch dataFeb 28, 2026QF

Magda Linette's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Tatjana Maria #557-6(3) 6-3WH2HMatch dataFeb 24, 2026R32