'Imagine if we had to play five sets,' After recording the longest match of the year with Beatriz Haddad Maia, Magda Linette strikes back at WTA critics with a sarcastic jab

Linette said that fans should imagine what would happen if WTA players were asked to play best-of-five sets instead of the current best-of-three.

Now, imagine if we had to play five sets. Magda Linette posted on X.

Beatriz Haddad Maia emerges victorious against Magda Linette

Coming to the outdone of the match, Beatriz Haddad Maia managed to beat Magda Linette after a long battle of three hours and 42 minutes. The first two sets were tough contests for the Brazilian as she had to play a tiebreaker in both sets. While she managed to win the first one, Maia could not save the second set.

After her win in the first set, Haddad Maia made quite a few errors in the second set, and hence Magda Linette managed to level the scores by clinching it. However, the Brazilian came all guns blazing in the third set as Beatriz Haddad Maia lost only one game in the decider. After the win, she talked about how her never-give-up attitude helps in such tight matches.

I think my team needs to take care of their heart. Sometimes tennis, it's not easy to manage the emotions. In the tiebreak, I was a little bit frustrated, and that caused another set. But there is one quality for me that is very important, and it's that I never give up and I always try one more time. Beatriz Haddad Maia said after the win. (H/T: WTA)

Notably, this was the longest match of this season so far. Prior to this, the longest match of this year was Anastasia Potapova‘s 7-5, 6-7(7), 6-4 victory over Veronika Kudermetova in the Brisbane third round at 3 hours and 26 minutes.