Billie Jean King Cup 2023: Rybakina vs Linette Tennis Prediction

TennisSection previews the 2023 Billie Jean King Cup qualifiers match featuring Elena Rybakina vs Magda Linette on Saturday, April 15, 2023.

Rybakina vs Linette Match Preview and Prediction

Kazakhstan have a chance to seal the tie when their No. 1 player Elena Rybakina faces Poland’s Magda Linette in the third singles rubber at the 2023 Billie Jean King Cup qualifiers. Who will prevail?

Elena Rybakina could complete a clean sweep for Kazakhstan and passage into the Billie Jean King Cup Finals should she defeat Magda Linette in the third singles rubber. The Kazakhs lead 2-0 from Friday, with Rybakina and Putintseva getting them much-needed victories on home soil.

Magda Linette had a really disappointing afternoon as Poland’s best chance of scoring a point at the Billie Jean Jing Cup qualifiers ended with a straight sets defeat at the hands of Yulia Putintseva. Linette led the first set 5-2, and had multiple set points at 5-4 up, but could not close out the set. Putintseva rallied to win 7-5, 6-3 in front of a raucous home crowd. The tie is not mathematically over, but it is almost implausible that either Elena Rybakina or Putintseva failed to win at least one of their singles rubbers on Saturday.

Rybakina vs Linette Prediction and Pick

Elena Rybakina leads Magda Linette 1-0 in their head-to-head, beating the Pole on the indoor hard courts in Ostrava two years ago. Rybakina looked strong in her first match on the clay, saving six of seven break points. While Linette suffered a stinging loss, blowing a 5-2 lead in the first set against Putintseva. You would expect Linette to put on a good fight in this and potentially extend the big-serving Kazakh to three, but Rybakina has the ammunition to serve her way out of trouble.