Alycia Parks faces Yulia Putintseva in the Ningbo Open - Ningbo qualifying round of 16 on hard. Alycia Parks is the paper favourite — ranked #64 — but Yulia Putintseva arrives in form, winning 6 of their last 10 on hard to Alycia Parks's 4 of 10.
Parks A. and Putintseva Y. faced 8 of the same opponents in the last 12 months. Parks A. went 4–6 (40%) against them, Putintseva Y. 2–7 (22%). Parks A. came out better against 4 of 7 comparable opponents, Putintseva Y. against 1.
Umpiry, "Alycia Parks vs Yulia Putintseva — Ningbo Open - Ningbo Qualifying Round of 16", https://umpiry.com/match/2026-10-18/parks-vs-putintseva-ningbo-open-ningbo-q16?utm_source=cite (as of 18 October 2026).