Yulia Putintseva vs Shuai Zhang — Australian Open Round of 64
Australian Open · WTA · Round of 64
KAZ24#81WTA
1805ELO
1758Hard ELO
31 yrs · 163 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWLWWLWW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 13 January 2025 ·
hard
Putintseva Y.6-2 6-1
Zhang S.
Putintseva Y.
662
Zhang S.
210
Yulia Putintseva defeated Shuai Zhang 6-2 6-1 in the Australian Open round of 64 on hard. The result followed the form book — Yulia Putintseva came in leading the head-to-head 5–3, defending last year's round of 128. Yulia Putintseva extended the head-to-head to 6–3.
Key context
- Match story: Yulia Putintseva dropped just 3 games past Shuai Zhang.
Head to head
5–3| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-03 | Toronto | R128 | hard | Shuai Zhang | 4-6 1-6 |
| 2025-03-31 | Charleston | R32 | clay | Yulia Putintseva | 7-6 6-1 |
| 2024-10-07 | Wuhan | R64 | hard | Yulia Putintseva | 6-4 6-4 |
| 2021-09-20 | Ostrava | R32 | hard | Yulia Putintseva | 5-7 7-6 6-4 |
| 2021-08-16 | Cincinnati | R64 | hard | Yulia Putintseva | 6-2 6-0 |
| 2020-08-24 | Cincinnati | R64 | hard | Yulia Putintseva | 6-4 6-3 |
| 2019-02-09 | Fed Cup G1 PPO: CHN vs KAZ | RR | hard | Shuai Zhang | 6-3 3-6 6-4 |
| 2017-10-02 | Beijing | R64 | hard | Shuai Zhang | 6-4 6-4 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
71%
68%
1st serve points won·Even
61%
65%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
48%
Service points won·Even
56%
59%
Return points won·Even
45%
45%
Break points saved·Even
54%
56%
Aces / match·Slight edge
1.3
2.5
Double faults / match·Slight edge
1.9
2.2
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (88 vs 125). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Even
48
46
Break points saved·Clear edge
29
12
Break points won·Slight edge
95
90
Deciding sets·Slight edge
67
59
Tiebreaks·Dominant
30
78
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Freshness
Recent loadFreshness·Slight edge
87
81
Putintseva Y.: 6 days rest · 1 match, 37 games (7d) · Zhang S.: 4 days rest · 2 matches, 45 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
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