Clara Tauson def. Magda Linette — Round of 16, Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships 2026
WTA 1000HardDubai, UAE
Played18 Feb 2026
🇩🇰ranked WTA number 14 going into this drawWon
Clara Tauson seeded 12 6 6
🇵🇱ranked WTA number 47 going into this draw
Magda Linette 4 2
🇩🇰Clara Tauson
🇵🇱Magda Linette
Match stats
Serve
3
Aces
2
3
Double faults
2
42%
1st serve in
52%
90%
1st serve points won
53%
55%
2nd serve points won
49%
70%
Service points won
51%
0/1
Break points saved
6/10
Return
49%
Return points won
30%
4/10
Break points won
1/1
73
Total points won
54
Head to head
2–1 Tauson
- This matchDubai R16won by Tauson
- 2025GrassNottingham QFwon by Linette
- 2025ClayParis R128won by Tauson
Stats, 6 months going in
Won–lost
6–4
Last 10 matches
7–3
6–3
Last 30 days
5–2
By surface
9–10
Hard
9–9
By round
2–1
R16
2–0
1–1
QF
0–2
4–3
At WTA 1000s
3–3
How their matches go
17
Completed matches
17
47%
Won in straight sets
12%
6%
Won after losing a set
41%
29%
Lost after winning a set
6%
18%
Lost in straight sets
41%
2–4
Tiebreaks
1–1
1–5
Deciding sets
7–1
9/10
Won after winning set 1
7/7
0/7
Won after losing set 1
2/10
Serve and return, last 5 matches
63%
1st serve in
59%
70%
1st serve points won
66%
39%
2nd serve points won
47%
57%
Break points saved
47%
43%
Return points won
39%
46%
Break points won
41%
7.6
Aces a match
6.0
4.0
Double faults a match
2.0
Last 14 days
5
Matches
4
11
Sets
11
1
Days since last match
1
Common opponents, 6 monthsCommon opponents, 6 months going in
| Opponent | Clara Tauson | Magda Linette |
|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸KesslerNo. 32 | ||
| 🇺🇸KesslerNo. 32 | WonAbu Dhabi QF | LostNew York R128 |
| 🇵🇭EalaNo. 40 | ||
| 🇵🇭EalaNo. 40 | LostNew York R128 | LostAuckland QF |
| 🇭🇷RuzicNo. 66 | ||
| 🇭🇷RuzicNo. 66 | WonWuhan R32 | LostWuhan R64 |
| Total | ||
| Total | 2–1 | 0–3 |