Yulia Putintseva vs Belinda BencicMiami Round of 64

Miami · WTA · Round of 64
#82WTA
1805ELO
1758Hard ELO
31 yrs · 163 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLLLWLL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 18 March 2019
hard
#14WTA
1989ELO
1952Hard ELO
$1.8MYTD
$17MCAREER
29 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLWWWLL
Putintseva Y.
6-3 7-5
Bencic B.
Putintseva Y.
672
Bencic B.
350

Yulia Putintseva defeated Belinda Bencic 6-3 7-5 in the Miami round of 64 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Belinda Bencic came in ranked #14, leading the head-to-head 3–1. Yulia Putintseva narrowed the head-to-head to 3–2.

Key context

Head to head

13
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2023-01-02United CupRRhardBelinda Bencic7-6(0) 6-3
2020-02-24DohaR16hardBelinda Bencic6-4 6-3
2019-01-14Australian OpenR64hardBelinda Bencic7-5 4-6 6-2
2017-01-09SydneyR32hardYulia Putintseva6-4 2-3 RET

Serve vs return

This season
Putintseva Y.serving73% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Bencic B.

Bencic B.serving77% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Putintseva Y.

Serve advantage — Bencic B.

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.Bencic B.
18
Serve
57
29
Return
55

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·Slight edge
61%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
48%
Service points won·Even
57%
61%
Return points won·Even
45%
43%
Break points saved·Even
57%
61%
Aces / match·Clear edge
1.2
2.9
Double faults / match·Dominant
1.8
3.7

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
83
88
Break points saved·Slight edge
87
95
Break points won·Even
98
94
Deciding sets·Clear edge
86
98
Tiebreaks·Dominant
72
98

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·Slight edge
75
85

Putintseva Y.: 3 days rest · 4 matches, 74 games (7d) · Bencic B.: 8 days rest · 4 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Weather
25°CDrizzle
Wind 10 km/hHumidity 70%

Draw