15th-seeded Iva Jovic will begin her campaign at the 2026 Madrid Open with a second-round clash against Magda Linette. While Jovic got a bye in the first round, Linette started her campaign with a routine 6-4, 6-3 win over Robin Montgomery.
Match Details for Iva Jovic vs Magda Linette
Date: April 23, 2026
Tournament:Â Madrid Open 2026
Round: Second Round (Round of 64)
Venue: La Caja Mágica, Madrid, Spain
Surface:Â Outdoor Clay
Category:Â WTA 1000
Live Telecast:Â Tennis Channel, Sky Sports, TSN
Jovic vs Linette Head-to-Head
Jovic has won both her matches against Linette, leading the head-to-head 2-0. The last time they played, the young American player won 6-3, 6-7 (5), 6-2 at the Hobart International this year.
Jovic started the season on fire, with a runner-up finish in Hobart and a semifinal finish at Auckland. She had a breakthrough run at the Australian Open, where she lost to Aryna Sabalenka in the quarterfinals. However, her form took a dip during the Sunshine Double, losing to the likes of Camila Osorio in Indian Wells and Talia Gibson in Miami. She regained some form in Charleston, where she won against the likes of Alycia Parks, Sofia Kenin, and Anna Kalinskaya, before losing to Jessica Pegula in the semifinal.
Linette has a 13-8 win-loss record this season, with quarterfinal finishes in Auckland and Hobart. She had decent third-round runs at the Australian Open and in Miami, where the Pole got the better of her high-profile compatriot, Iga ÅšwiÄ…tek, in a three-set battle. Another third-round run came for her in Dubai, where she won against the likes of Lulu Sun and Ekaterina Alexandrova, before losing to Clara Tauson.
Jovic vs Linette Prediction
Jovic has not had clay-court success as of yet in her young career, with both of her Tour-level finals coming on hard courts. She has reached two clay-court finals on the ITF Tour, winning the title at the Charlottesville Open last year. This will be the first time that Jovic will be in action at the Spanish capital.
Linette has reached two clay-court finals in her career. She reached the final of the 2024 Open de Rouen, falling short against Sloane Stephens. The last Tour-level final for the Pole came on the clay courts at the 2024 Prague Open, where she won the title with a win against Magdalena Frech. Linette’s record at the Madrid Open is not encouraging, as her best result has been a third-round appearance in 2023, where she lost to Mirra Andreeva.
Jovic is the firm favorite to win the upcoming match, as she is the higher-ranked player who has already reached a semifinal at a clay-court event this year and has won both matches against Linette. The PFSN Simulator has also passed the same verdict, giving a 57 percent win probability to Jovic.
Pick- Jovic to win in straight sets
