Sabalenka<\/a> had lost her two previous finals, with Madison Keys winning the Australian Open<\/a> and Coco Gauff<\/a> lifting the Roland Garros<\/a> title after beating her.<\/p>\n Iga Swiatek won Wimbledon<\/a>, but her compatriot has not won a Grand Slam match in over two years.<\/p>\n Magda Linette reached the Australian Open<\/a> semifinals in 2023 and has been ranked as high as world number 19.<\/p>\n The Pole has produced some impressive results this year, having beaten the likes of Gauff and Jessica Pegula<\/a>, and is still ranked inside the top 40.<\/p>\n However, Linette has really struggled at the Grand Slam tournaments, where she has lost her last nine consecutive matches.<\/p>\n The latest of those came against American McCartney Kessler at the US Open<\/a>, who beat Linette in straight sets.<\/p>\n Grand SlamMagda Linette\u2019s ResultUS Open 2023Lost in the second round to Jennifer Brady, 6-1 2-6 6-2Australian Open 2024Lost in the first round to Caroline Wozniacki, 6-2 2-0 (Linette retired)Roland Garros 2024Lost in the first round to Liudmila Samsonova (17), 6-1 6-1Wimbledon 2024Lost in the first round to Elina Svitolina (21), 7-5 6(9)-7 6-3US Open 2024Lost in the first round to Iva Jovic, 6-4 6-3Australian Open 2025Lost in the first round to Moyuka Uchijima, 4-6 6-2 7-6(8)Roland Garros 2025Lost in the first round to Clara Tauson (22), 6-4 4-6 6-1Wimbledon 2025Lost in the first round to Elsa Jacquemot (Q), 6(7)-7 6-1 6-4US Open 2025Lost in the first round to McCartney Kessler (32), 7-5 7-5<\/p>\n Linette\u2019s last win at a major tournament came at the 2023 US Open, when she beat Aliaksandra Sasnovich in the first round.<\/p>\n The closest she has come to ending her losing run came at the Australian Open earlier this year, where Linette had a match point against Moyuka Uchijima after leading 5-3 in the deciding set.<\/p>\n It has not gone well for Linette since her last Grand Slam match either, having retired from her first round match at the Guadalajara Open against Emiliana Arango after losing the first set 6-0.<\/p>\n Who is the highest ranked ATP player not to win a single Grand Slam match this year?<\/p>\n Linette is the highest ranked player on the WTA Tour<\/a> who has not won a Grand Slam match this year, while on the ATP Tour<\/a> it is world number 38 Alexandre Muller.<\/p>\n Muller has enjoyed a breakout season this year and is currently at his career-high ranking after winning his first ATP title in Hong Kong and reaching the final of the Rio Open<\/a>.<\/p>\n However, this form has not translated to the Grand Slams, with Muller losing in the first round at every major tournament this year.<\/p>\n Three of these defeats have come against seeded players, including Muller losing to Novak Djokovic at Wimbledon<\/a>.<\/p>\n Grand SlamAlexandre Muller\u2019s ResultAustralian OpenLost in the first round to Nuno Borges, 6(2)-7 6-3 6-2 7-5Roland GarrosLost in the first round to Jakub Mensik (19), 7-5 6(5)-7 7-5 6-3WimbledonLost in the first round to Novak Djokovic (6), 6-1 6(7)-7 6-2 6-2US OpenLost in the first round to Stefanos Tsitsipas (26), 4-6 6-0 6-1 7-6(5)<\/p>\n Muller will be hoping to have a good end to the 2025 season, which could enable him to be seeded for the Australian Open next year.<\/p>\n![\"Magda](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2231846807-1024x683.jpg\")
Photo by Clive Brunskill\/Getty ImagesMagda Linette: The former Australian Open semifinalist who has lost her last nine Grand Slam matches<\/p>\n