Yulia Putintseva vs Christina MchaleBeijing Qualifying Round 2

Beijing · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round 2
#82WTA
1805ELO
1758Hard ELO
31 yrs · 163 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 1 October 2018
hard
34 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Putintseva Y.
7-6 6-4
Mchale C.
Putintseva Y.
7862
Mchale C.
664

Yulia Putintseva defeated Christina Mchale 7-6 6-4 in the Beijing qualifying round 2 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Christina Mchale came in leading the head-to-head 2–1. Yulia Putintseva narrowed the head-to-head to 2–2.

Key context

Head to head

12
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2015-09-14TokyoR32hardChristina Mchale6-3 7-5
2015-08-03WashingtonR16hardChristina Mchale6-2 1-6 7-5
2013-01-14Australian OpenR128hardYulia Putintseva6-1 6-7(0) 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Putintseva Y.serving54% hold

wins 51% of points on serve vs Mchale C.

Mchale C.serving46% hold

wins 48% of points on serve vs Putintseva Y.

Baseline battle — serve is shaky, expect plenty of breaks

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

Putintseva Y.Mchale C.
18
Serve
29
Return

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
72%
64%
1st serve points won·Even
61%
61%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
43%
Service points won·Even
57%
54%
Return points won·Even
45%
45%
Break points saved·Even
57%
53%
Aces / match·Even
1.2
1.5
Double faults / match·Dominant
1.8
3.8

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 174). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Dominant
83
0
Break points saved·Dominant
87
28
Break points won·Dominant
98
65
Deciding sets·Dominant
86
8
Tiebreaks·Dominant
72
29

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·
80

Putintseva Y.: 4 days rest · 3 matches, 54 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast