Yulia Putintseva vs Shuai ZhangCincinnati Round of 64

Cincinnati · WTA · Round of 64
#82WTA
1805ELO
1758Hard ELO
31 yrs · 163 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLLLWLL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 24 August 2020
hard
#54WTA
1718ELO
1695Hard ELO
37 yrs · 177 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLWWLWWL
Putintseva Y.
6-4 6-3
Zhang S.
Putintseva Y.
662
Zhang S.
430

Yulia Putintseva defeated Shuai Zhang 6-4 6-3 in the Cincinnati round of 64 on hard. The result followed the form book — Yulia Putintseva came in leading the head-to-head 5–2, defending last year's round of 32. Yulia Putintseva extended the head-to-head to 6–2.

Key context

Head to head

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DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2025-03-31CharlestonR32clayYulia Putintseva7-6(5) 6-1
2025-01-13Australian OpenR64hardYulia Putintseva6-2 6-1
2024-10-07WuhanR64hardYulia Putintseva6-4 6-4
2021-09-20OstravaR32hardYulia Putintseva5-7 7-6(7) 6-4
2021-08-16CincinnatiR64hardYulia Putintseva6-2 6-0
2019-02-09Fed Cup G1 PPO: CHN vs KAZRRhardShuai Zhang6-3 3-6 6-4
2017-10-02BeijingR64hardShuai Zhang6-4 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Putintseva Y.serving75% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Zhang S.

Zhang S.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Putintseva Y.

Serve advantage — Putintseva Y.

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.Zhang S.
18
Serve
17
29
Return
58

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
71%
66%
1st serve points won·Even
61%
64%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
47%
Service points won·Even
57%
58%
Return points won·Even
45%
42%
Break points saved·Slight edge
57%
52%
Aces / match·Slight edge
1.2
2.3
Double faults / match·Slight edge
1.8
2.2

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
83
62
Break points saved·Dominant
87
55
Break points won·Clear edge
98
83
Deciding sets·Slight edge
86
78
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
72
82

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·Clear edge
75
96

Putintseva Y.: 3 days rest · 4 matches, 74 games (7d) · Zhang S.: 12 days rest · 2 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Weather
28°CMainly clear
Wind 10 km/hHumidity 64%

Draw