Yulia Putintseva vs Magda LinetteBJK Cup QLS R1: KAZ vs POL Round Robin

BJK Cup QLS R1: KAZ vs POL · WTA · Round Robin
#82WTA
1805ELO
1740Clay ELO
31 yrs · 163 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 0
Sets
Friday, 14 April 2023
clay
#51WTA
1831ELO
1765Clay ELO
$732kYTD
$8.8MCAREER
34 yrs · 171 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Putintseva Y.
7-5 6-3
Linette M.
Putintseva Y.
762
Linette M.
530

Yulia Putintseva defeated Magda Linette 7-5 6-3 in the BJK Cup QLS R1: KAZ vs POL round robin on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Magda Linette came in ranked #51, leading the head-to-head 6–2, but Yulia Putintseva had been the form player, winning 3 of their last 4 on clay. Yulia Putintseva narrowed the head-to-head to 6–3.

Key context

Head to head

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DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2023-09-18GuangzhouSFhardMagda Linette6-2 6-3
2022-08-22ClevelandR32hardMagda Linette6-4 6-2
2022-04-18IstanbulR32clayYulia Putintseva7-6(6) 6-4
2021-05-24StrasbourgQFclayMagda Linette6-3 6-3
2018-07-02WimbledonR128grassYulia Putintseva6-3 3-6 10-8
2017-04-03CharlestonR64clayMagda Linette4-6 6-2 6-4
2016-09-19TokyoR16hardMagda Linette4-6 6-3 7-5
2015-10-12TianjinR32hardMagda Linette7-6(3) 6-1

Serve vs return

This season
Putintseva Y.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Linette M.

Linette M.serving67% hold

wins 57% 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

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Slight edge
72%
63%
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·Even
57%
55%
Aces / match·Clear edge
1.3
3.2
Double faults / match·Even
1.8
2.0

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (185 vs 174). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Even
83
79
Break points saved·Even
87
86
Break points won·Clear edge
98
75
Deciding sets·Even
86
89
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
72
88

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
6.2
Even matchUmpiry Score
6.1
Even matchUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
5.1Clay Elo 1740
Surface ELO
4.9+25 Clay Elo edge
5.1Overall Elo 1805
ELO gap
4.9Overall Elo 1831
5.4
H2H
4.6
6.0
Surface form
5.8
Fatigue & Travel
7.7
Minutes 14d
7.0
7.0
3-set count
4.0
9.0
Prev. match
7.0
Context
5.0
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·Slight edge
80
86

Putintseva Y.: 4 days rest · 3 matches, 54 games (7d) · Linette M.: 1 day rest · 1 match, 22 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About