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Magda Linette begins her grass-court campaign on Monday when she faces Kimberly Birrell in the first round of the WTA 250 Libema Open in Den Bosch. Their match is scheduled for 11:00 on court number 3, giving the Polish player an early test as the main draw opens on June 8.
For Linette, the timing matters because the Libema Open is the first stop in the main grass-court season and the early rounds can shape the rest of the week. The singles champion in the Netherlands will collect 250 ranking points and 32,500 euros, so even a first-round match carries real weight for players trying to build momentum after Roland Garros.
Linette is not the only Polish player with work ahead in Den Bosch. Katarzyna Piter is in the doubles draw with Anna Siskova, and they have been paired against Nadia Kiczenok and Makoto Ninomiya in the opening round. The main draw runs from June 8 to June 14, with Jekaterina Aleksandrowa leading the field as the top seed and Elise Mertens returning as the defending champion.
That leaves Linette with a manageable opener and a draw that could get sharper quickly. If she beats Birrell, she could run into Clara Tauson or Mia Pohankova in the second round, with Anastazja Potapowa waiting as a possible quarterfinal opponent. Bianca Andreescu and Barbora Krejcikova are also among the names in the field, adding to a tournament that already has enough depth to punish any slow start.
For Linette, the first answer comes on Court 3, and it comes early. If she handles Birrell on Monday, the rest of the week could become a far harder measure of where her grass game stands.
