Yulia Putintseva vs Heather Watson — Osaka Round of 16
Osaka · WTA · Round of 16
#81WTA
1805ELO
1758Hard ELO
31 yrs · 163 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 6 October 2014 ·
hard
GBR6#442WTA
1572ELO
1548Hard ELO
34 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Putintseva Y.6-4 7-5
Watson H.
Putintseva Y.
672
Watson H.
450
Yulia Putintseva defeated Heather Watson 6-4 7-5 in the Osaka round of 16 on hard. Yulia Putintseva narrowed the head-to-head to 3–2.
Key context
- Match story: Yulia Putintseva edged Heather Watson in two tight sets (6–4 7–5).
Head to head
1–3| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-06-09 | Queen's Club | R32 | grass | Heather Watson | 6-4 6-3 |
| 2023-01-30 | Hua Hin | R32 | hard | Heather Watson | 5-7 6-4 7-6 |
| 2018-01-15 | Australian Open | R128 | hard | Yulia Putintseva | 7-5 7-6 |
| 2015-09-26 | Wuhan | Q16 | hard | Heather Watson | 6-2 6-4 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Clear edge
72%
58%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
61%
67%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
45%
Service points won·Even
57%
58%
Return points won·Even
45%
43%
Break points saved·Even
57%
55%
Aces / match·Clear edge
1.2
3.5
Double faults / match·Dominant
1.8
3.5
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 199). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Dominant
48
4
Break points saved·Clear edge
29
15
Break points won·Dominant
95
49
Deciding sets·Dominant
67
17
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
30
11
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Freshness
Recent loadFreshness·Clear edge
87
100
Putintseva Y.: 6 days rest · 1 match, 37 games (7d) · Watson H.: 19 days rest. Higher means fresher. About
Conditions
Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast