Angelique Kerber vs Yulia PutintsevaIndian Wells Round of 64

Indian Wells · WTA · Round of 64
38 yrs · 173 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLLLLLW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 4 March 2019
hard
#84WTA
1805ELO
1758Hard ELO
31 yrs · 163 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLLLWLL
Kerber A.
6-0 6-2
Putintseva Y.
Kerber A.
662
Putintseva Y.
020

Angelique Kerber defeated Yulia Putintseva 6-0 6-2 in the Indian Wells round of 64 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Yulia Putintseva came in leading the head-to-head 2–1, defending last year's round of 64. Angelique Kerber narrowed the head-to-head to 2–2.

Key context

Head to head

12
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2024-07-01WimbledonR128grassYulia Putintseva7-5 6-3
2022-04-15BJK Cup QLS R1: GER vs KAZRRclayYulia Putintseva3-6 6-3 6-2
2010-10-18LuxembourgR32hardAngelique Kerber6-3 6-1

Serve vs return

This season
Kerber A.serving69% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Putintseva Y.

Putintseva Y.serving69% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Kerber A.

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

Kerber A.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
66%
72%
1st serve points won·Even
62%
61%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
47%
Service points won·Even
57%
57%
Return points won·Even
45%
45%
Break points saved·Even
58%
57%
Aces / match·Even
1.3
1.2
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.3
1.8

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (154 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Even
87
83
Break points saved·Even
91
87
Break points won·Even
95
98
Deciding sets·Even
86
86
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
90
72

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·
67

Putintseva Y.: 1 day rest · 4 matches, 74 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Weather
21°COvercast
Wind 6 km/hHumidity 32%

Draw