There was happiness. There were moments of uncertainty — ‘Am I going to play with the rain today?’ — and patience, the jittery nerves of, ‘Ooh, I’m about to play. I'm about to walk out on the court.'.

Magda Linette

Magda Linette (born 12 February 1992) is a Polish professional tennis player. Having made her tour debut in 2009, she reached a career-high singles ranking of world No. 33 in February 2020. Linette has reached a total of four finals on the WTA Tour, winning the title on two occasions. Linette made her first appearance in a WTA tournament main draw at the Internationaux de Strasbourg in May 2013, where she also scored her first win at this level. The same year, she reached her first WTA semifinal in Baku, coming from qualifying. Linette won her first WTA Tour title at the 2019 Bronx Open, and her first WTA 125 title at the 2014 Ningbo International Open. Her best result in WTA Premier tournaments is quarterfinal of 2016 Pan Pacific Open. Linette has reached the third round of all Grand Slam championships; her most successful in terms on winning percentage is the French Open. In 2020, she won Fan Favorite Shot of the Year by the WTA for a slice forehand that she played en-route her second WTA Tour title at the Thailand Open, in her match against Peng Shuai.

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