FRENCH OPEN STATS. Remarkable Putintseva annihilates Flipkens in the 1st round of the French Open

FRENCH OPEN - PARIS DRAW AND RESULTS. Putintseva motors past Flipkens to play Nadia Podoroska in the 2nd round

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Luke Meyer
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Prediction and head to head Yulia Putintseva vs. Kirsten Flipkens

Yulia Putintseva annihilates Kirsten Flipkens 6-1 6-2 in the 1st round in Paris on Sunday after playing a good match to fight against Nadia Podoroska in the 2nd round.

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Putintseva had a boost of confidence at the beginning of the set after breaking Flipkens in the 1st game (1-0) before consolidating her break and lead 4-0. Putintseva extended her lead after breaking Flipkens in the 3rd (3-0) and in the 7th (6-1) game before winning the set.

Certainly, a key moment was when Yulia won 4 consecutive games in the 1st set to change the game count from 0-0 to 4-0.

The Kazakhstani converted 42% of her break points (3/7). She had 7 break points opportunities in the 1st (0-0 15-40), the 3rd (2-0 40-A), the 5th (4-0 15-40, 30-40 and 40-A) and the 7th game (5-1 0-40 and 15-40). On the other side, Kirsten was unable to convert any of her 3 break points. She had 3 break points opportunities in the 2nd (0-1 15-40 and 30-40) and the 6th game (1-4 40-A).

They played 54 points. Putintseva was the one to win the set after conquering 12 more points than the Belgian (33-21). The Kazakhstani lost 9 points on serve (15-9). on the other side of the net, the Belgian conceded 18 points on serve (12-18).

Putintseva stepped up in great fashion to overplay the Belgian and finally she won 6-2. Kirsten broke the Kazakhstani 3 times in the 4th (3-1), in the 6th (5-1) and in the 8th (6-2) game. However, the Kazakhstani broke her opponent in the 7th (5-2) game, but that didn’t stop her to conquer the set (6-2).

The Kazakhstani failed to serve out the set when leading 5-1 to be broken at 0.

There was a pivotal moment in this set when the Kazakhstani won 4 consecutive games in the 2nd set so as to change the scoreline from 1-1 to 5-1.

Yulia converted 42% of her break points (3/7). She had 7 break points opportunities in the 3rd (2-1 15-40 and 30-40), the 6th (4-1 0-40, 15-40 and 30-40) and the 8th game (5-2 15-40 and 30-40). On the other side, the Belgian was clinical in converting the only break point that she conquered in the 7th game (1-5 0-40).

They played 48 points. Yulia was the winner of the set after clinching 8 more points than Flipkens (28-20). Yulia lost 10 points on serve (14-10). on the other side of the court, Flipkens conceded 14 points on serve (10-14).

Putintseva will add to her prize money € 24,000 after winning this match. She has won already € 84,000 after this win. If she wins the next match, Putintseva will add € 42,000 to her earnings to get in total € 126,000 in total.

Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners

Putintseva
Flipkens
Yulia Putintseva
6-1 6-2
1h:08
Kirsten Flipkens
61
61
Total points
41
41
26
26
Winners
13
13
43%
43%
Ratio Winners
32%
32%
17
17
Unforced
24
24
41%
41%
Ratio Unforced
59%
59%
7/10
7/10
Net Approaches
13/26
13/26
70%
70%
Perc
50%
50%
-- Serve --
0
0
Aces
0
0
2
2
Double Faults
0
0
79%
79%
1st in
63%
63%
68%
68%
1st won
38%
38%
26/38
26/38
1st won
13/34
13/34
30%
30%
2nd won
45%
45%
3/10
3/10
2nd won
9/20
9/20
154
154
Fastest serve
150
150
141
141
AVG 1st Serve
140
140
115
115
AVG 2nd Serve
118
118
-- Break Points --
6/14
6/14
Total
1/4
1/4
43%
43%
Won
25%
25%
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At the end of the match, Yulia scored 61 points vs. the Belgian’s 41.

Yulia won this match even if she was battling in converting her break points after she converted only 43% (6/14) of the procured opportunities. On the other side, Flipkens was struggling to find the solution in converting her break points (only 25% – 1/4). That was one of the key issues for her defeat.

After this encounter, the head to head between Putintseva and Flipkens is 2-2.

Draw and next match H2H: Yulia Putintseva vs. Nadia Podoroska – stats

Putintseva will fight against Podoroska in the 2nd round.

There is no head to head record between Yulia Putintseva and Nadia Podoroska since this will be the first time that they will play each other in the main tour.

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