World No. 1 Naomi Osaka will face the Polish ace Magda Linette in the second round of the 2019 US Open on Thursday, August 29. The match will start after 12:00 pm local time (5:00 pm BST) and here, you can find the Naomi Osaka v Magda Linette live streaming options with the preview.
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Naomi Osaka v Magda Linette Head to Head
The tally currently stands at 1-1, with their last meeting coming in the Australian Open earlier this year. Osaka won that match in straight sets. As for Linette, her one win over the Japanese came in Washington last season.
Osaka Begins her Title Defence
As one of the youngest players in the US Open history to defend her title, Osaka faced Anna Blinkova in the opener where her nerves were more than evident. The 21-year-old had to fight for three sets to finally seal the win with 6-4, 6-7(5), 6-2.
It was pretty much a routine win for her, who headed into that fixture after back to back quarterfinal runs in the Rogers Cup and Cincinnati Open. The season so far has been more than exceptional for her, having learned a lot of lessons in tennis, and dealing with fame.
At times, it has taken its toll as well with a few, erratic spells where Osaka failed to perform and deliver any sort of substantial results. However, she never lost her grip in the top three, thanks to her title run in Melbourne and a few, breathtaking penultimate appearances in big-ticket events.
So far in the year, she has lost only 10 matches, a majority of which have come at the hands of top players like Belinda Bencic, Serena Williams, and Kiki Bertens.
Linette, with Potential to Cause a Ripple
Among all the players in the field right now, Linette is among the few who arrived in New York with a great deal of momentum. Just last week in the Bronx, she featured in the maiden edition of the Bronx Open, where she won her maiden singles title.
As a qualifier, Magda fought her way to the final, defeating the likes of Aliaksandra Sasnovich, Karolina Muchova, and Katerina Siniakova. That took her win-loss tally to 30-21 while registering her best run of the season.
She has also won an ITF event although, that win wasn’t enough to compensate for her performance on the WTA Tour up until that point. The Pole has never been a consistent player as such, but she does have the skillset to win big and deliver some interesting results.
In her opening match here, she moved past Astra Sharma of Australia in straight sets. That win also marks the first time since 2015 that she reached the second round here in the Flushing Meadows.
Osaka v Linette Predictions & Tips
Osaka, by all means, will start as the favourite here. On the back of her recent form and momentum, we can expect her to win this match comfortably. At the same time, she has shown a slight tendency of falling to unseeded players in a rather unexpected manner. That is something that Linette can certainly carry into this match to boost her chances.
Tip: Under 20.5 games in the match (888Sport)
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