Julia Riera vs Yulia Putintseva — Rabat Quarter-final

Rabat · WTA · Quarter-final
ARG
Julia Riera
#175WTA
1563ELO
1533Clay ELO
24 yrs · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWLWWWW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 22 May 2023
clay
Yulia Putintseva
KAZ6
Yulia Putintseva
#82WTA
1805ELO
1740Clay ELO
31 yrs · 163 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLLLWLL
Riera J.
5-7 6-4 6-2
Putintseva Y.
Riera J.
5662
Putintseva Y.
7421

Julia Riera defeated Yulia Putintseva 5-7 6-4 6-2 in the Rabat quarter-final on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Yulia Putintseva came in ranked #82, but Julia Riera had arrived on a 5-match winning run.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Riera J.serving62% hold

wins 55% of points on serve vs Putintseva Y.

Putintseva Y.serving64% hold

wins 56% of points on serve vs Riera J.

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
Riera J.Putintseva Y.
1st serve in·Clear edge
58%
71%
1st serve points won·Even
63%
61%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
47%
Service points won·Even
56%
57%
Return points won·Even
45%
45%
Break points saved·Even
54%
57%
Aces / match·Clear edge
2.8
1.3
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.7
1.8

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (135 vs 184). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Riera J.Putintseva Y.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
26
83
Break points saved·Dominant
49
87
Break points won·Dominant
73
98
Deciding sets·Dominant
39
86
Tiebreaks·Dominant
27
72

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Riera J.
5.3
Clear underdogUmpiry Score
  • Extended break: 37 days (−0.7)
Putintseva Y.
7.7
Dominant favouriteUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
1.6Clay Elo 1533
Surface ELO
8.4+207 Clay Elo edge
1.1Overall Elo 1563
ELO gap
8.9Overall Elo 1805
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
10.0
Surface form
5.9
9.05-match win streak
Win streak
Fatigue & Travel
Minutes 14d
7.6
3-set count
7.0
Context
5.0
Defending pts
5.0
Opponent rise
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
Riera J.Putintseva Y.
Freshness·Clear edge
100
80

Riera J.: 20 days rest · Putintseva Y.: 4 days rest · 3 matches, 54 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast
Weather
20°CClear
Wind 17 km/hHumidity 65%

Draw

Final
Bronzetti L.
Grabher J.
6-45-77-5
Semi-finals
Bronzetti L.
Stephens S.[2]
6-16-1
Grabher J.
Riera J.
6-13-67-66
Quarter-finals
Bronzetti L.
Parks A.[4]
6-26-0
Stephens S.[2]
Stearns P.
6-746-37-66
Grabher J.
Trevisan M.[1]
6-3
Riera J.
Putintseva Y.[6]
5-76-46-2
R16
Parks A.[4]
Rakhimova K.
6-46-1
Stearns P.
Fernandez L.[5]
6-32-66-2
Bronzetti L.
Maria T.[8]
6-716-47-5
Riera J.
Sherif M.[3]
7-57-5
Grabher J.
Buyukakcay C.
6-17-64
Putintseva Y.[6]
Jeanjean L.
6-26-1
Stephens S.[2]
Babos T.
6-36-1
Trevisan M.[1]
Fett J.
7-57-5
R32
Putintseva Y.[6]
El Aouni A.
6-16-4
Rakhimova K.
El Allami M.
6-36-3
Babos T.
Khromacheva I.
6-46-1
Trevisan M.[1]
Parrizas Diaz N.
6-2
Fernandez L.[5]
Fita Boluda A.
6-36-4
Bronzetti L.
Peterson R.
6-47-64
Grabher J.
Bonaventure Y.
6-736-46-2
Buyukakcay C.
Fruhvirtova L.[7]
7-56-4
Sherif M.[3]
Baindl K.
6-16-3
Maria T.[8]
Prozorova T.
7-56-756-0
Parks A.[4]
Tikhonova A.
6-37-66
Stearns P.
Udvardy P.
6-16-1
Riera J.
Mladenovic K.
6-36-0
Fett J.
Nahimana S.
6-06-4
Jeanjean L.
Lee G.
7-645-76-3
Stephens S.[2]
Zvonareva V.
7-56-4