Yulia Putintseva vs Jelena OstapenkoCincinnati Round of 64

Cincinnati · WTA · Round of 64
#82WTA
1805ELO
1758Hard ELO
31 yrs · 163 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLLLWLL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 12 August 2019
hard
#29WTA
1855ELO
1794Hard ELO
$1.2MYTD
$20MCAREER
29 yrs · 177 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWWWLWL
Putintseva Y.
6-2 6-7 6-3
Ostapenko J.
Putintseva Y.
66362
Ostapenko J.
27731

Yulia Putintseva defeated Jelena Ostapenko 6-2 6-7 6-3 in the Cincinnati round of 64 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Jelena Ostapenko came in ranked #29, leading the head-to-head 3–1, defending last year's round of 64. Yulia Putintseva narrowed the head-to-head to 3–2.

Key context

Head to head

13
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2024-07-01WimbledonR16grassJelena Ostapenko6-2 6-3
2021-10-06Indian WellsR32hardJelena Ostapenko6-3 2-6 6-3
2017-01-16Australian OpenR64hardJelena Ostapenko6-3 6-1
2016-10-03BeijingR64hardYulia Putintseva6-1 3-6 7-5

Serve vs return

This season
Putintseva Y.serving69% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Ostapenko J.

Ostapenko J.serving69% hold

wins 58% 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.Ostapenko J.
18
Serve
10
29
Return
45

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

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Clear edge
72%
57%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
61%
66%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
44%
Service points won·Even
57%
57%
Return points won·Even
45%
45%
Break points saved·Even
57%
53%
Aces / match·Clear edge
1.2
3.8
Double faults / match·Dominant
1.8
5.3

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
79
Break points won·Even
98
100
Deciding sets·Slight edge
86
96
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
72
87

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·Clear edge
75
93

Putintseva Y.: 3 days rest · 4 matches, 74 games (7d) · Ostapenko J.: 10 days rest · 3 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Weather
29°COvercast
Wind 10 km/hHumidity 46%

Draw