Elena Rybakina will face off against Yulia Putintseva in Tokyo on Thursday at 5:00 pm on Court 1.
How and when to watch the match on live stream and for free
The match between Rybakina and Putintseva can be enjoyed with online streaming on wtatv.com (paying platform) and on the following links.
In Japan, the match can be seen on DAZN. In Kazakhstan the match is broadcasted by Setanta Sports. Click here to see at what time the match should be broadcasted live in your country.
The H2H stats
Rybakina and Putintseva played each other 4 times. The head to head is 2-2.
The last time that they played each other it was Miami (Miami Open) when Rybakina won 6-3 6-3. The prediction is Rybakina to win in 2 sets.
Highlights Elena Rybakina vs Yulia Putintseva – Miami 20-March-2026
Elena Rybakina in 2026
Ranked no.1, Rybakina played her last match on the 25th of October when she beat world no.23 Leylah Fernandez 6-2 6-2 in the final in Ningbo to win her 15th career title.
Presently, during this year Elena has achieved a composed 53-14 record. The Kazakhstani has won 4 titles in 2026 at the Australian Open, in Stuttgart, at the U.S. Open and in Ningbo.
Putintseva in Tokyo, ranking, and results in 2026
At the moment ranked no.67, the Kazakhstani owns a compiled 35-23 win-loss record in 2026. Yulia is playing at the moment in Tokyo where she conquered Hayu Kinoshita 7-5 6-2, Sayaka Ishii 4-6 6-2 6-3 and Maria Sakkari 6-4 3-6 6-1.
Yulia Putintseva will compete against the world no.191 Laura Siegemund in the . Their actual head to head record is 1-1.
