Samantha Stosur kicks off her Wimbledon campaign against Magda Linette Join The Roar from 8:30pm (AEST) for live coverage.
One of two Australians in the women’s singles draw, Stosur is coming off a brilliant run at the French Open six weeks ago, where she reached the semi-finals before losing at the hands of eventual champion Garbine Muguruza.
Since then, the Gold Coast local has made just one appearance, losing to Caroline Wozniacki 6-2, 6-1 at Eastbourne, in her first start at the tournament.
The tournament 14th seed has won seven of her last ten matches and will be looking to go far on grass this season after finishing in the third round last year, her best result at Wimbledon.
Wimbledon may be Stosur’s worst grand slam in terms of performance, however she goes into this match as the overwhelming favourite.
Linette comes into Wimbledon off the back of an unsuccessful start to the grass season.
The 24-year-old began her quest to Wimbledon at Nottingham, where she failed to beat Christina McHale in the first round, sending her packing to Birmingham, where she couldn’t get past Andrea Petkovic having received a placement in the main draw as a lucky loser.
Forced to retire late in the first set during qualifying for Eastbourne, the Polish world No.93 needs a massive effort to knock over Stosur, having never been past the first round at Wimbledon.
However if she can emulate her performances that saw her defeat the likes of Bethanie Mattek-Sands, Tatjana Maria and Carina Witthoeft, she may challenge Stosur.
The pair have never met before on the WTA Tour.
The winner faces a tough match against either Sabine Lisicki or Shelby Rogers.
Prediction
The Australian should come away with a straight-sets win.
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That concludes The Roar's coverage of Samantha Stosur vs Magda Linette. Be sure to join us over the remainder of the tournament, with live scores and blogs throughout the next fortnight. I'll be back throughout the tournament for more live blogs. Thanks for following along.
Riley Pettigrew
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Samantha Stosur comes away with a win in straight sets over Magda Linette and will meet Sabine Lisicki in the second round. A good performance by Stosur but she will need to improve against Lisicki on day 3.
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END SECOND SET Aces: 4 - 0 Double Faults: 6 - 3 Win on First Serve: 32/36 - 20/36 Win on Second Serve: 13/25 - 13/19 Net Points Won: 10/14 - 12/20 Break Points Won: 3/6 - 1/2 Receiving Points Won: 22/55 - 16/61 Winners: 14 - 10 Unforced Errors: 20 - 17 Total Points Won: 67 - 49 Samantha Stosur 7 6 Magda Linette 5 3
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Stosur on serve, catches Linette off guard before hitting a forehand volley winner to the open court. Linette makes another error, match point. Linette with a backhand winner, Stosur hits the ace and takes the match. Samantha Stosur 7 6 Magda Linette 5 3
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Linette on serve, Stosur forces an early error before Linette makes one of her own. Linette approaches the net, drawing Stosur to her and lobbing it over her head off the backhand. Stosur makes an error and Linette holds serve with Stosur forcing an error. Samantha Stosur 7 5 Magda Linette 5 3
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Stosur on serve, Linette forces an error and Stosur does the same. Linette can't hit it nicely off her forehand conceding another point, she fails a challenge with Stosur winning the next two points to hold serve. Samantha Stosur 7 5 Magda Linette 5 2
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Linette on serve, she makes an unforced error. Stosur approaches the net and forces the error from the forehand volley. She then makes errors off her backhand and forehand before hitting a big forehand winner. Stosur makes another error and Linette holds serve. Samantha Stosur 7 4 Magda Linette 5 2
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Stosur on serve, Linette cuts it low and forces the error. Stosur hits an ace, now she's beginning to gain some momentum. A gust of wind ripping through, three consecutive double faults. Linette makes an unforced error, deuce. Linette forces an error and Stosur hits it too strong. This game will be crucial to both players' chances as Linette makes two consecutive errors and Stosur holds serve. Samantha Stosur 7 4 Magda Linette 5 1
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Linette on serve, Stosur forces the error and Linette does the same. Stosur pulls out two forehand winners in a row with some brilliant footwork. Stosur really coming into her own now as Linette forces an error and Stosur breaks serve. Samantha Stosur 7 3 Magda Linette 5 1
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Stosur on serve, she hits a forehand winner before Linette makes three errors off her backhand. Stosur holds to love. Samantha Stosur 7 2 Magda Linette 5 1
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Linette on serve, Stosur really struggling. She forces four errors and Linette holds to love. Samantha Stosur 7 1 Magda Linette 5 1
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Stosur on serve, double fault before Linette starts the second set with four consecutive errors. Samantha Stosur 7 1 Magda Linette 5 0
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END FIRST SET Aces: 2 - 0 Double Faults: 2 - 3 Win on First Serve: 18/20 - 10/21 Win on Second Serve: 5/12 - 10/14 Net Points Won: 8/10 - 10/15 Break Points Won: 2/5 - 1/1 Receiving Points Won: 15/35 - 9/32 Winners: 7 - 8 Unforced Errors: 13 - 13 Total Points Won: 38 - 30 Samantha Stosur 7 Magda Linette 5
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Linette on serve, she makes an unforced error. Stosur approaches the net, makes a drop shot and forces Linette into the net. Linette swings it too wide to make another error. Linette produces a winner making Stosur run, Linette makes an error and Stosur breaks serve to take the opening set. Samantha Stosur 7 Magda Linette 5
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Stosur on serve, Linette forces and error before Stosur makes one herself. Stosur then produces a forehand smash winner and follows it up with a forehand winner. Linette approaches the net and [makes a forehand volley winner. Linette forces an error and Stosur holds serve. Samantha Stosur 6 Magda Linette 5
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Linette on serve, Stosur forces an error before Linette makes two consecutive errors of her own. Big opportunity for Stosur now to break serve, she approaches the net, produces a drop shot and wins the point. Stosur then forces an error, deuce. She makes an unforced error, Stosur can't get a nice return and Linette holds serve. Samantha Stosur 5 Magda Linette 5
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Stosur on serve, she cuts it nicely to see Linette force an error. Double fault before Linette makes three consecutive errors to see Stosur hold. Samantha Stosur 5 Magda Linette 4
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Linette on serve, double fault as she adjusts to the new ball. Linette makes a successful challenge and Stosur makes an unforced error off her backhand. She forces an error as she struggles to return serve before Linette makes yet another double fault. Stosur doesn't come to the net which costs her a point, Linette cuts it too wide. She takes advantage with a winner. Stosur makes another error off her forehand and Linette holds serve. Samantha Stosur 4 Magda Linette 4
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Stosur on serve, Linette makes to consecutive forced errors before Linette hits a forehand winner pushing Stosur into the corner yet again. Linette forces another error, Stosur holds serve as Magda just hits it too wide. Samantha Stosur 4 Magda Linette 3
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Linette on serve, Stosur makes an unforced error. She cuts it low and can't get it over the net, the surface proving to be a major disadvantage as she makes yet another error. Linette beats Stosur with a backhand winner and holds serve to level the scores. Samantha Stosur 3 Magda Linette 3