Yulia Putintseva vs Mccartney Kessler — Brisbane Round of 32

Brisbane · WTA · Round of 32
Yulia Putintseva
KAZ15
Yulia Putintseva
#84WTA
1805ELO
1758Hard ELO
31 yrs · 163 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLLLWLL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 30 December 2024
hard
Mccartney Kessler
USA
Mccartney Kessler
#57WTA
1808ELO
1785Hard ELO
$545kYTD
$2.4MCAREER
27 yrs · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWLLLWL
Putintseva Y.
6-2 7-5
Kessler M.
Putintseva Y.
672
Kessler M.
250

Yulia Putintseva defeated Mccartney Kessler 6-2 7-5 in the Brisbane round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Mccartney Kessler came in ranked #57.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Putintseva Y.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Kessler M.

Kessler M.serving69% hold

wins 58% 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

Serve & return on hard

Putintseva Y.Kessler M.
18
Serve
27
29
Return
45

Per-surface Serve / Return Rating (0–100, percentile within the hard field, opponent-adjusted over 52 weeks). About

Statistics

This season
Putintseva Y.Kessler M.
1st serve in·Slight edge
71%
62%
1st serve points won·Even
61%
64%
2nd serve points won·Even
48%
48%
Service points won·Even
57%
57%
Return points won·Even
45%
44%
Break points saved·Even
55%
56%
Aces / match·Slight edge
1.4
2.1
Double faults / match·Clear edge
1.7
3.1

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (129 vs 127). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Putintseva Y.Kessler M.
Clutch Rating·Even
83
84
Break points saved·Even
87
91
Break points won·Even
98
95
Deciding sets·Slight edge
86
94
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
72
59

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Putintseva Y.
5.2
Clear underdogUmpiry Score
  • Extended break: 45 days (−0.7)
Kessler M.
5.1
Clear underdogUmpiry Score
  • Extended break: 70 days (−1.2)
Form & Matchup
4.5Hard Elo 1758
Surface ELO
5.5+26 Hard Elo edge
4.7Overall Elo 1805
ELO gap
5.3Overall Elo 1808
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
6.2
Surface form
5.7
Fatigue & Travel
4.8
Country comfort
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
Putintseva Y.Kessler M.
Freshness·Dominant
67
96

Putintseva Y.: 1 day rest · 4 matches, 74 games (7d) · Kessler M.: 10 days rest · 2 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Weather
27°CDrizzle
Wind 8 km/hHumidity 64%

Draw

Final
Rybakina E.[2]
Sabalenka A.[1]
6-06-3
Sabalenka A.[1]
Kudermetova P.
4-66-36-2
Semi-finals
Rybakina E.[2]
Noskova L.
6-36-2
Sabalenka A.[1]
Azarenka V.[8]
6-26-4
Kudermetova P.
Kalinina A.
6-46-3
Sabalenka A.[1]
Andreeva M.[8]
6-36-2
Quarter-finals
Rybakina E.[2]
Potapova A.[11]
6-1
Azarenka V.[8]
Ostapenko J.[3]
6-33-67-5
Noskova L.
Andreeva M.
7-56-3
Sabalenka A.[1]
Kasatkina D.[5]
6-16-4
Kalinina A.
Birrell K.
4-66-17-5
Andreeva M.[8]
Jabeur O.
6-47-62
Kudermetova P.
Krueger A.
7-656-3
Sabalenka A.[1]
Bouzkova M.
6-36-4
R16
Ostapenko J.[3]
Pliskova K.[16]
6-24-66-3
Potapova A.[11]
Kudermetova V.[6]
7-56-776-4
Noskova L.
Riera J.
6-16-746-3
Azarenka V.[8]
Burel C.
7-56-2
Kasatkina D.[5]
Linette M.[9]
6-46-2
Sabalenka A.[1]
Zhu L.[15]
6-16-0
Andreeva M.
Rodionova A.
6-16-1
Rybakina E.[2]
Mertens E.[13]
6-16-0
Kudermetova P.
Kasatkina D.[3]
1-66-27-5
Sabalenka A.[1]
Putintseva Y.[15]
7-626-4
Bouzkova M.
Azarenka V.[10]
6-46-4
Andreeva M.[8]
Noskova L.[12]
6-36-0
Jabeur O.
Avanesyan E.
6-41-66-4
Kalinina A.
Yuan Y.
6-16-4
Krueger A.
Lamens S.
7-56-0
Birrell K.
Potapova A.
7-626-2
R32
Pliskova K.[16]
Osaka N.
3-67-646-4
Kasatkina D.[5]
Kostyuk M.
6-36-4
Kudermetova V.[6]
Schmiedlova A.
6-26-3
Ostapenko J.[3]
Giorgi C.
6-16-4
Mertens E.[13]
Stephens S.
2-66-16-3
Burel C.
Kalinina A.[12]
6-46-1
Riera J.
Alexandrova E.[7]
6-36-4
Sabalenka A.[1]
Bronzetti L.
6-36-0
Azarenka V.[8]
Kalinskaya A.
6-17-68
Potapova A.[11]
Saville D.
6-43-66-4
Rybakina E.[2]
Gadecki O.
6-46-1
Linette M.[9]
Bucsa C.
6-37-5
Rodionova A.
Kenin S.[14]
7-57-67
Zhu L.[15]
Collins D.
1-66-37-67
Noskova L.
Cirstea S.[10]
6-44-66-4
Andreeva M.
Samsonova L.[4]
6-26-1
Noskova L.[12]
Todoni A.
6-16-4
Sabalenka A.[1]
Zarazua R.
6-46-0
Bouzkova M.
Ostapenko J.[7]
7-606-4
Kasatkina D.[3]
Stearns P.
7-674-67-5
Andreeva M.[8]
Blinkova A.
6-46-4
Krueger A.
Kalinskaya A.[6]
6-36-3
Azarenka V.[10]
Joint M.
6-756-26-4
Putintseva Y.[15]
Kessler M.
6-27-5
Yuan Y.
Kostyuk M.[9]
6-46-3
Kalinina A.
Shnaider D.[5]
6-34-66-1
Birrell K.
Navarro E.[2]
7-57-5
Jabeur O.
Alexandrova E.[14]
6-36-2
Potapova A.
Yastremska D.[16]
7-56-4
Avanesyan E.
Badosa P.[4]
6-31-66-2
Lamens S.
Frech M.[11]
7-56-3
Kudermetova P.
Samsonova L.[13]
6-776-36-2
R64
Riera J.
Tomova V.
6-26-4
Gadecki O.
Birrell K.
4-66-06-4
Osaka N.
Korpatsch T.
6-37-69
Bucsa C.
Minnen G.
5-76-36-1
Bronzetti L.
Krueger A.
6-47-5
Kostyuk M.
Bogdan A.
4-66-36-3
Giorgi C.
Stearns P.
5-76-26-3
Burel C.
Sonmez Z.
6-46-2
Noskova L.
Babos T.
5-77-687-62
Andreeva M.
Shnaider D.
6-26-3
Schmiedlova A.
Dolehide C.
3-66-46-2
Saville D.
Yastremska D.
6-06-4
Stephens S.
Siniakova K.
7-56-3
Collins D.
Baptiste H.
6-14-66-3
Kalinskaya A.
Pera B.
6-26-1
Rodionova A.
Trevisan M.
6-36-2
Kalinina A.
Wang Y.
6-42-0
Potapova A.
Bogdan A.
2-66-42-0
Bouzkova M.
Gibson T.
7-653-66-3
Kudermetova P.
Wang X.
6-16-3
Joint M.
Inglis M.
6-36-4
Birrell K.
Hon P.
3-67-56-2
Krueger A.
Uchijima M.
6-31-66-3
Jabeur O.
Zheng S.
7-656-4
Zarazua R.
Tomova V.
6-06-3
Stearns P.
Kudermetova V.
6-26-3
Lamens S.
Rakhimova K.
6-26-4
Blinkova A.
Bejlek S.
6-17-65
Kessler M.
Linette M.
6-46-4
Avanesyan E.
Sramkova R.
1-66-26-2
Yuan Y.
Rus A.
6-26-4
Todoni A.
Bucsa C.
7-636-2