Monica Puig defeated Yaroslava Shvedova 6-4 6-4 in the Toronto qualifying round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Yaroslava Shvedova came in leading the head-to-head 3–0, but Monica Puig had been the form player, winning 2 of their last 6 on hard. Monica Puig claimed a first win over Yaroslava Shvedova in four meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 3–1.
Puig M. took it in straight sets.
Puig M. and Shvedova Y. faced 4 of the same opponents in the last 12 months. Puig M. went 1–4 (20%) against them, Shvedova Y. 1–3 (25%). Results against comparable opponents are close (1 : 1 better-results split).
Only 4 common opponents — small sample, treat as indicative.
Hard: Shvedova Y. leads 2–1 · Clay: Shvedova Y. leads 1–0