Danka Kovinic vs Yulia PutintsevaCharleston 1 Quarter-final

Charleston 1 · WTA · Quarter-final
#1134WTA
31 yrs · 169 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 5 April 2021
clay
#84WTA
1805ELO
1740Clay ELO
31 yrs · 163 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Kovinic D.
6-7 7-5 6-1
Putintseva Y.
Kovinic D.
62762
Putintseva Y.
77511

Danka Kovinic defeated Yulia Putintseva 6-7 7-5 6-1 in the Charleston 1 quarter-final on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Yulia Putintseva came in ranked #84.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Kovinic D.serving57% hold

wins 53% of points on serve vs Putintseva Y.

Putintseva Y.serving69% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Kovinic D.

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

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Clear edge
54%
71%
1st serve points won·Even
63%
61%
2nd serve points won·Even
43%
47%
Service points won·Even
54%
57%
Return points won·Even
43%
45%
Break points saved·Slight edge
52%
57%
Aces / match·Clear edge
2.8
1.2
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.5
1.8

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (110 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Dominant
33
83
Break points saved·Dominant
28
87
Break points won·Clear edge
74
98
Deciding sets·Even
88
86
Tiebreaks·Dominant
2
72

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·
71

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

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast

Draw