Yulia Putintseva vs Zeynep Sonmez — Australian Open Round of 32
Australian Open · WTA · Round of 32
#81WTA
1805ELO
1758Hard ELO
31 yrs · 163 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 19 January 2026 ·
hard
#50WTA
1800ELO
1730Hard ELO
$806kYTD
$2.1MCAREER
24 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Putintseva Y.6-3 6-7 6-3
Sonmez Z.
Putintseva Y.
6662
Sonmez Z.
3731
Yulia Putintseva defeated Zeynep Sonmez 6-3 6-7 6-3 in the Australian Open round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Zeynep Sonmez came in ranked #50, defending last year's round of 128.
Key context
- Match story: Yulia Putintseva closed it out in three sets, 6–3 6–7 6–3.
Head to head
No previous meetings on record.
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Slight edge
71%
63%
1st serve points won·Even
60%
63%
2nd serve points won·Even
45%
49%
Service points won·Even
56%
58%
Return points won·Even
46%
45%
Break points saved·Even
55%
55%
Aces / match·Even
1.2
1.6
Double faults / match·Slight edge
1.8
2.2
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (38 vs 39). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Slight edge
48
56
Break points saved·Clear edge
29
14
Break points won·Even
95
94
Deciding sets·Clear edge
67
86
Tiebreaks·
30
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Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Freshness
Recent loadFreshness·Even
87
86
Putintseva Y.: 6 days rest · 1 match, 37 games (7d) · Sonmez Z.: 5 days rest · 2 matches, 47 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
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