Yulia Putintseva vs Sloane Stephens — Australian Open Round of 128
Australian Open · WTA · Round of 128
KAZ26#81WTA
1805ELO
1758Hard ELO
31 yrs · 163 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 8 February 2021 ·
hard
#240WTA
1683ELO
1630Hard ELO
33 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Putintseva Y.4-6 6-2 6-3
Stephens S.
Putintseva Y.
4662
Stephens S.
6231
Yulia Putintseva defeated Sloane Stephens 4-6 6-2 6-3 in the Australian Open round of 128 on hard. The result followed the form book — Yulia Putintseva came in ranked #81, leading the head-to-head 4–3, defending last year's round of 32. Yulia Putintseva extended the head-to-head to 5–3.
Key context
- Match story: Yulia Putintseva dropped the opening set before beating Sloane Stephens 4–6 6–2 6–3.
Head to head
4–3| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-05-27 | Roland Garros | R128 | clay | Yulia Putintseva | 6-1 6-2 |
| 2024-05-06 | Rome | R64 | clay | Yulia Putintseva | 6-3 6-2 |
| 2023-05-29 | Roland Garros | R32 | clay | Sloane Stephens | 6-3 3-6 6-2 |
| 2019-08-12 | Cincinnati | R32 | hard | Sloane Stephens | 2-6 6-4 6-3 |
| 2019-01-07 | Sydney | R16 | hard | Yulia Putintseva | 3-6 7-6 6-0 |
| 2018-05-21 | Nurnberg | R32 | clay | Yulia Putintseva | 5-7 6-4 7-6 |
| 2017-08-07 | Toronto | R64 | hard | Sloane Stephens | 6-7 6-0 6-4 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
72%
70%
1st serve points won·Even
61%
60%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
47%
Service points won·Even
57%
56%
Return points won·Even
45%
44%
Break points saved·Even
57%
54%
Aces / match·Even
1.2
1.1
Double faults / match·Even
1.8
1.9
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 195). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Slight edge
48
59
Break points saved·Even
29
26
Break points won·Slight edge
95
90
Deciding sets·Clear edge
67
79
Tiebreaks·Dominant
30
77
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Freshness
Recent loadFreshness·Clear edge
87
70
Putintseva Y.: 6 days rest · 1 match, 37 games (7d) · Stephens S.: 2 days rest · 4 matches, 81 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
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