Yulia Putintseva faces Zeynep Sonmez in the Wuhan round of 128 on hard. Yulia Putintseva holds the paper edge — leading the head-to-head 1–0, defending last year's round of 64, a roughly 30-point hard Elo advantage. Recent hard form is closely matched.
Putintseva Y. and Sonmez Z. faced 9 of the same opponents in the last 12 months. Putintseva Y. went 6–4 (60%) against them, Sonmez Z. 4–6 (40%). Putintseva Y. came out better against 3 of 8 comparable opponents, Sonmez Z. against 1 — though 1 of those edges carries caveats (lower-tier event).
Umpiry, "Yulia Putintseva vs Zeynep Sonmez — Wuhan Round of 128", https://umpiry.com/match/2026-10-13/putintseva-vs-sonmez-wuhan-r128?utm_source=cite (as of 13 October 2026).