Katie Boulter v Magda Linette: How to watch, TV channel, start time and head-to-head stats

Katie Boulter gets her Cincinnati Open campaign underway against Poland’s Magda Linette, who is the world number 43 and positioned 12 places below the British number one in the rankings.

Boulter has had a stop-start season but she has won titles at the San Diego Open and in Nottingham to take her total tally on the WTA Tour to three.

Linette is also a three-time winner on the WTA Tour and she was an Australian Open semi-finalist as recently as last season, which highlights her capabilities.

But Boulter, having made the fourth round of the Miami Open earlier in the season, tends to play well under these quicker conditions and she deservedly starts favourite for this first-round duel.

The Brit is 4/7 to advance to round two, while Linette is 11/8 to claim what would be a notable scalp.

How to watch Katie Boulter v Magda Linette and TV channel

Katie Boulter v Magda Linette in the first round of WTA Cincinnati will be shown as part of bet365's Live Streaming Service.

The match may also be broadcast on Sky Sports Tennis in the UK, depending on the scheduling.

Katie Boulter v Magda Linette start time, date and venue

Katie Boulter v Magda Linette is due to start at around 22:00 BST on Tuesday 13th August, with the encounter taking place at the Lindner Family Tennis Center, Cincinnati, United States.

Katie Boulter v Magda Linette stats and head-to-head record (H2H)

This is a first competitive meeting between Boulter and Linette and the Brit will be hoping for an upturn in form, having lost four of her last seven matches.

Linette, the Polish world number 43 and 12 places below Boulter in the rankings, has won seven of her last nine matches and she claimed a Challenger title at the end of July.

The Pole has struggled on a hard court recently, though, losing ten of her last 13 matches on the speedier surface.

Five of Linette’s last eight hard-court matches have gone to a deciding set while Boulter has dropped a set in her last four completed matches.

Katie Boulter v Magda Linette head-to-head record (H2H)

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