Polish tennis player Magda Linette ends six-match losing streak in Osaka
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The gist
Polish tennis player Magda Linette beat American Claire Liu 6:4, 6:3 in the Osaka first round.
The win ended six straight defeats and lifted her live ranking to No. 70.
Background
Magda Linette is a Polish tennis player ranked 77th in the WTA rankings, with a career-high singles ranking of 19. She arrived in Osaka on a six-match singles losing run, including a first-round loss to Katerina Siniakova at the China Open in Beijing. The Osaka match was her second meeting with Claire Liu, an American ranked 95th, after Liu won their first encounter in Charleston in 2018.
How it unfolded
- Apr 2018Claire Liu beat Linette 1:6, 6:3, 6:3 in the first round in Charleston, their first head-to-head meeting.
- Sep 2, 2026Linette lost to Francesca Jones 4:6, 6:3, 3:6 in the first round of the US Open.
- Sep 21, 2026Linette lost to Darya Astakhova 6:1, 6:7, 6:7 in the third round of the Korea Open.
- Oct 1, 2026Linette lost to Katerina Siniakova 4:6, 3:6 in the first round of the China Open in Beijing.
- Oct 10, 2026Linette lost to Sinja Kraus 6:7, 2:6 in the qualifying first round of the Wuhan Open.
- Oct 20, 2026Linette defeated Claire Liu 6:4, 6:3 in the first round of the WTA 250 tournament in Osaka, ending a run of six singles defeats.
- Oct 22, 2026Linette is scheduled to play Katerina Siniakova in the second round in Osaka, and is 7 places up in the live rankings to No. 70.
Who’s saying what
- Analysts
- Tennis.com's match preview projects Siniakova as the favorite against Linette at 63% to 37%.
Still unverified
Tennis.com lists the Linette-Siniakova match as Round 2 on October 22, while Tennis Majors lists it as the Round of 16 and Sky Sports as the 2nd Round.