Victoria Azarenka vs Yulia PutintsevaDoha Round of 64

Doha · WTA · Round of 64
#433WTA
1875ELO
1839Hard ELO
36 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWWLWLW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 21 February 2022
hard
#84WTA
1805ELO
1758Hard ELO
31 yrs · 163 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLLLWLL
Azarenka V.
5-7 6-2 7-5
Putintseva Y.
Azarenka V.
5672
Putintseva Y.
7251

Victoria Azarenka defeated Yulia Putintseva 5-7 6-2 7-5 in the Doha round of 64 on hard. The result followed the form book — Victoria Azarenka came in leading the head-to-head 2–0, defending last year's semi-final. Victoria Azarenka extended the head-to-head to 3–0.

Key context

Head to head

20
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2024-03-18MiamiQFhardVictoria Azarenka7-6(4) 1-6 6-3
2021-02-03Grampians TrophyR16hardVictoria Azarenka6-4 1-6 [11-9]

Serve vs return

This season
Azarenka V.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Putintseva Y.

Putintseva Y.serving67% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Azarenka V.

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

Azarenka V.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
63%
72%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
66%
61%
2nd serve points won·Even
44%
47%
Service points won·Even
58%
57%
Return points won·Even
46%
45%
Break points saved·Even
57%
57%
Aces / match·Clear edge
2.7
1.2
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.4
1.8

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (146 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
91
83
Break points saved·Slight edge
94
87
Break points won·Even
99
98
Deciding sets·Slight edge
96
86
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
77
72

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
7.6
Dominant favouriteUmpiry Score
4.9
Heavy underdogUmpiry Score
  • Extended break: 35 days (−0.7)
Form & Matchup
5.9+81 Hard Elo edge
Surface ELO
4.1Hard Elo 1758
5.7Overall Elo 1875
ELO gap
4.3Overall Elo 1805
10.0
H2H
0.0
6.2
Surface form
5.8
0.0
Win streak
0.0
Fatigue & Travel
9.1
Minutes 14d
9.0
Prev. match
Context
8.5
Defending pts
5.0

The Umpiry Score combines match-context factors — matchup, form, fatigue, travel and motivation — into a single 0–10 score, updated daily. Read how it works.

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
24°CClear
Wind 34 km/hHumidity 28%

Draw