Petra Kvitova vs Yulia PutintsevaIndian Wells Round of 64

Indian Wells · WTA · Round of 64
#1010WTA
36 yrs · 183 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLWLLLL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 5 March 2018
hard
#84WTA
1805ELO
1758Hard ELO
31 yrs · 163 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLLLWLL
Kvitova P.
6-7 7-6 6-4
Putintseva Y.
Kvitova P.
647762
Putintseva Y.
776341

Petra Kvitova defeated Yulia Putintseva 6-7 7-6 6-4 in the Indian Wells round of 64 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Yulia Putintseva came in ranked #84, defending last year's round of 64. Petra Kvitova extended the head-to-head to 3–0.

Key context

Head to head

20
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2023-02-20DubaiR32hardPetra Kvitova6-4 6-4
2019-05-13RomeR32clayPetra Kvitova6-0 6-1

Serve vs return

This season
Kvitova P.serving77% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Putintseva Y.

Putintseva Y.serving73% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Kvitova P.

Serve advantage — Kvitova P.

Each player's serve crossed against the other's return, converted to expected hold of serve. Recent completed matches, ATP, WTA & Challenger. About

Serve & return on hard

Kvitova P.Putintseva Y.
Serve
18
Return
29

Per-surface Serve / Return Rating (0–100, percentile within the hard field, opponent-adjusted over 52 weeks). About

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Slight edge
63%
72%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
69%
61%
2nd serve points won·Even
48%
47%
Service points won·Even
61%
57%
Return points won·Even
43%
45%
Break points saved·Even
59%
57%
Aces / match·Dominant
4.8
1.2
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.7
1.8

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (199 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
88
83
Break points saved·Slight edge
93
87
Break points won·Slight edge
88
98
Deciding sets·Even
90
86
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
92
72

Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·
71

Putintseva Y.: 2 days rest · 4 matches, 74 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Weather
19°CClear
Wind 13 km/hHumidity 10%

Draw