Claire Liu vs Yulia PutintsevaBudapest Round of 16

Budapest · WTA · Round of 16
#146WTA
1669ELO
1623Clay ELO
26 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWWWWLLW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 17 July 2023
clay
#84WTA
1805ELO
1740Clay ELO
31 yrs · 163 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLLLWLL
Liu C.
6-3 7-6
Putintseva Y.
Liu C.
67102
Putintseva Y.
3680

Claire Liu defeated Yulia Putintseva 6-3 7-6 in the Budapest round of 16 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Yulia Putintseva came in ranked #84, leading the head-to-head 2–0, defending last year's semi-final. Claire Liu claimed a first win over Yulia Putintseva in three meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Claire Liu closed it out in two sets, 6–3 7–6.

Head to head

02
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2023-04-24MadridR128clayYulia Putintseva6-4 6-4
2023-01-09HobartR32hardYulia Putintseva6-2 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Liu C.serving62% hold

wins 55% of points on serve vs Putintseva Y.

Putintseva Y.serving67% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Liu C.

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
66%
72%
1st serve points won·Even
62%
61%
2nd serve points won·Even
45%
47%
Service points won·Even
56%
57%
Return points won·Even
44%
45%
Break points saved·Even
54%
57%
Aces / match·Clear edge
2.8
1.3
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.9
1.8

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (138 vs 184). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
61
83
Break points saved·Clear edge
64
87
Break points won·Clear edge
78
98
Deciding sets·Slight edge
79
86
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
67
72

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
3.8
Heavy underdogUmpiry Score
  • Surface jump clay↔grass (−0.8)
6.5
Marginal edgeUmpiry Score
  • Surface jump clay↔grass (−0.8)
Form & Matchup
2.2Clay Elo 1623
Surface ELO
7.8+117 Clay Elo edge
2.4Overall Elo 1669
ELO gap
7.6Overall Elo 1805
0.0
H2H
10.0
4.6
Surface form
6.4
0.0Lost last 2
Win streak
0.0
Fatigue & Travel
8.5
Minutes 14d
8.7
7.0
3-set count
7.0
7.0
Prev. match
7.0
3.0
Surface transition
3.0
Context
5.0
Defending pts
8.5

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·Clear edge
80
67

Liu C.: 4 days rest · 1 match, 18 games (7d) · Putintseva Y.: 1 day rest · 4 matches, 74 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
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