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Victoria Jimenez Kasintseva def. Magda Linette — Round of 16, Merida Open Akron 2026

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Merida Open Akron 2026

WTA 500HardMerida, Mexico

Played25 Feb 2026

Rounds
  1. R32
  2. R16
  3. QF
  4. Semifinal
  5. Final

🇦🇩ranked WTA number 119 going into this drawWon

V. Jimenez Kasintseva 5 7 7

🇵🇱ranked WTA number 50 going into this draw

Magda Linette seeded 8 7 65 5

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What this match is worth

Points earned

Jimenez Kasintseva +108Linette +60

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What decided it

  • Two points in it: Jimenez Kasintseva won 124 points to 122
  • Jimenez Kasintseva broke 4 times from 6 chances, Linette 4 from 9
  • The second set went to a tiebreak, Jimenez Kasintseva took it 7–5
  • Jimenez Kasintseva came back from a set down
  • 2 aces and 6 double faults from Jimenez Kasintseva