Yulia Putintseva vs Elena RybakinaRome Round of 16

Rome · WTA · Round of 16
#81WTA
1805ELO
1740Clay ELO
31 yrs · 163 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWLWWLWW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 14 September 2020 ·
clay
#2WTA
2122ELO
2002Clay ELO
$4.7MYTD
$29MCAREER
27 yrs · 184 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLWWWWW
Putintseva Y.
4-6 7-6 6-2
Rybakina E.
Putintseva Y.
4762
Rybakina E.
6621

Yulia Putintseva defeated Elena Rybakina 4-6 7-6 6-2 in the Rome round of 16 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Elena Rybakina came in ranked #2, leading the head-to-head 2–1. Yulia Putintseva narrowed the head-to-head to 2–2.

Key context

Head to head

12
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2026-03-17MiamiR64hardElena Rybakina6-3 6-3
2024-04-22MadridQFclayElena Rybakina4-6 7-6 7-5
2021-10-06Indian WellsR64hardYulia Putintseva6-2 7-6

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Clear edge
72%
59%
1st serve points won·Clear edge
61%
73%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
50%
Service points won·Slight edge
57%
64%
Return points won·Even
45%
43%
Break points saved·Slight edge
57%
64%
Aces / match·Dominant
1.2
6.7
Double faults / match·Clear edge
1.8
2.8

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Dominant
48
99
Break points saved·Dominant
29
96
Break points won·Even
95
96
Deciding sets·Dominant
67
98
Tiebreaks·Dominant
30
92

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·Dominant
89
58

Putintseva Y.: 7 days rest · 1 match, 37 games (7d) · Rybakina E.: 1 day rest · 4 matches, 67 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast

Draw