Yulia Putintseva and Jasmine Paolini will clash against each other in the semifinal of the Zavarovalnica Sava Portoroz for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Saturday at 3:00 pm on Center Court. In the following paragraphs, you can find the head to head analysis and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Yulia Putintseva who should win in 2 sets.
As per the initial odds, Yulia Putintseva is the pick to win this match.
Yulia Putintseva -> 1.47
Jasmine Paolini -> 2.85
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Prediction and head to head Yulia Putintseva vs. Jasmine Paolini
There is no head to head record between Yulia Putintseva and Jasmine Paolini since this will be the first time that they will fight against each other in the main tour.
Yulia Putintseva
Ranked no. 44, Putintseva got to the semifinal after beating Jaqueline Cristian 6-4 6-4, Katie Boulter 6-3 6-1 and Lucia Bronzetti 6-3 6-2.
In the quarter, Yulia had a good straight sets win against Bronzetti (6-3 6-2). During the match, Putintseva scored 58 points vs Bronzetti’s 41. The Kazakhstani was very aggressive to blast 24 winners.
Regarding the service games, Putintseva wasn’t able to score even 1 ace in the encounter and she committed only 3 double faults. Yulia Putintseva lost the serve twice. Furthermore, Putintseva put 63% of her first serves in, winning 73% (24/33) of the points behind her 1st serve and 47% (9/19) on the 2nd serve. Putintseva broke Bronzetti 5 times after converting 83% of her break points (5/6).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The Kazakhstani started her run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, she hasn’t lost yet a set in this competition to conquer 58% of the points she played.
Putintseva has a winning record in the last 10 years having won 55% of her matches (298-242). 12-10 on hard in 2021. Talking about her performance on the same surface of this competition, Putintseva has a compiled 143-133 win-loss record in the last years on hard.
Her best result of the current season was winning the title in in Budapest where she overcame Anhelina Kalinina in the final 6-4 6-0.
Putintseva has a compiled 25-20 win-loss record in 2021, 12-10 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously in Portoroz
Putintseva has never competed in this tournament before.
Jasmine Paolini
Ranked no. 87 (career-high), Paolini got to the semifinal after defeating Dayana Yastremska 7-65 4-1 ret., Anna Kalinskaya 6-3 6-2 and Sorana Cirstea 6-4 4-6 6-1.
In the quarter, Paolini defeated Cirstea (6-4 4-6 6-1). During the match Paolini scored 99 points vs Cirstea’s 80. The Italian was exceptionally aggressive to blast 38 winners.
Talking about serving, Paolini scored 2 aces and she committed only 3 double faults. Jasmine Paolini lost the serve 3 times and she saved 10 break points. Furthermore, Paolini put 58% of her first serves in, winning 64% (38/59) of the points behind her 1st serve and 60% (26/43) on the 2nd serve. The Italian broke Cirstea 5 times after converting 56% of her break points (5/9).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Paolini started her run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, she has conceded 1 set in the tournament to win 56% of the points she played.
Her best result of the year was winning the title in the Bol where she beat Arantxa Rus in the final 6-2 7-6(4).
The Italian has a composed 24-19 win-loss record in 2021, 12-10 on hard (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Putintseva | Paolini |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 3 | 3 |
| Tot Set | 6 | 8 |
| Tot Games | 53 | 62 |
| Pts | 189-138 | 246-197 |
| Total Points | 327 | 443 |
| Winners | 77 | 84 |
| %Winners | 41% | 34% |
Both Putintseva and Paolini played 3 matches. At the moment, Jasmine Paolini surrendered 1 set while Yulia Putintseva hasn’t dropped a set so far. Putintseva has played 2 set(s) less than Paolini (6 vs 8). Therefore, Putintseva played 9 games less than Paolini. Yulia scored 77 winners (41% of the total points). On the other side, Jasmine bagged 84 winners (34%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Putintseva | Paolini |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 1 | 3 |
| Avg per match | 0.3 | 1 |
| 1st in | 110/165 | 136/237 |
| %1st in | 67% | 57% |
| 1st pts | 77/110 | 84/136 |
| %1st pts | 70% | 62% |
| 2nd pts | 30/55 | 55/101 |
| %2nd pts | 55% | 54% |
Putintseva managed to score 1 ace (0.3 per match). Paolini also scored 3 aces (1 per match). Putintseva won 70% points behind her first serve. She had a solid display on her second serve to win 55% of the points. On the other side, Paolini won 62% of the points on her first serve. She had a solid display on her second serve to win 54% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Putintseva | Paolini |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 13 | 16 |
| Converted | 13/17 | 16/29 |
| % Converted | 76% | 55% |
| Conceded | 12 | 31 |
| Saved | 8 | 22 |
| % Saved | 67% | 71% |
| Times Broken | 4 | 9 |
Yulia broke her opponents 13 times with a 76% conversion rate. Putintseva dropped her serve 4 times and she saved 67% of the break points that she conceded. The Italian broke her opponents 16 times with a 55% conversion rate. Paolini conceded her serve 9 times and she saved 71% of the break points that she conceded.
| Putintseva | |||||
| R1 Cristian |
R2 Boulter |
1/4 Bronzetti |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-4 6-4 | 6-3 6-1 | 6-3 6-2 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
| Tot Games | 20 | 16 | 17 | 53 | |
| pts | 68-60 | 63-37 | 58-41 | 189-138 | |
| Total points | 128 | 100 | 99 | 327 | |
| Winners | 33 | 20 | 24 | 77 | |
| %Winners | 49% | 32% | 41% | 41% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Double Faults | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | |
| 1st in | 46/65 | 31/48 | 33/52 | 110/165 | |
| % 1st in | 71% | 65% | 63% | 67% | |
| 1st pts | 33/46 | 20/31 | 24/33 | 77/110 | |
| % 1st pts | 72% | 65% | 73% | 70% | |
| 2nd pts | 9/19 | 12/17 | 9/19 | 30/55 | |
| % 2nd pts | 47% | 71% | 47% | 55% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 3 | 5 | 5 | 13 | |
| Converted | 3/4 | 5/7 | 5/6 | 13/17 | |
| Converted % | 75% | 71% | 83% | 76% | |
| Conceded | 6 | 4 | 2 | 12 | |
| Saved | 5/6 | 3/4 | 0/2 | 8 | |
| Saved % | 83% | 75% | 0% | 53% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
| Paolini | |||||
| R1 Yastremska |
R2 Kalinskaya |
1/4 Cirstea |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 7-65 4-1 ret. | 6-3 6-2 | 6-4 4-6 6-1 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | |
| Tot Games | 18 | 17 | 27 | 62 | |
| pts | 76-63 | 71-54 | 99-80 | 246-197 | |
| Total points | 139 | 125 | 179 | 443 | |
| Winners | 25 | 21 | 38 | 84 | |
| %Winners | 33% | 30% | 38% | 34% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| Double Faults | 5 | 2 | 3 | 10 | |
| 1st in | 44/68 | 33/67 | 59/102 | 136/237 | |
| % 1st in | 65% | 49% | 58% | 57% | |
| 1st pts | 25/44 | 21/33 | 38/59 | 84/136 | |
| % 1st pts | 57% | 64% | 64% | 62% | |
| 2nd pts | 8/24 | 21/34 | 26/43 | 55/101 | |
| % 2nd pts | 33% | 62% | 60% | 54% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 7 | 4 | 5 | 16 | |
| Converted | 7/12 | 4/8 | 5/9 | 16/29 | |
| Converted % | 58% | 50% | 56% | 55% | |
| Conceded | 13 | 5 | 13 | 31 | |
| Saved | 8/13 | 4/5 | 10/13 | 22 | |
| Saved % | 62% | 80% | 77% | 73% | |
| Times Broken | 5 | 1 | 3 | 9 | |
Head 2 Head
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