Karolina Muchova stuns Putintseva in the 1st round with Azarenka in the following round of the BNP Paribas Open. HIGHLIGHTS – INDIAN WELLS RESULTS

BNP PARIBAS OPEN - INDIAN WELLS DRAW AND RESULTS. Muchova surprises Putintseva to compete against Victoria Azarenka in the 2nd round

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Luke Meyer
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Prediction and head to head Karolina Muchova vs. Yulia Putintseva

Karolina Muchova surprises Yulia Putintseva 6-3 4-6 6-4 in the 1st round in Indian Wells on Thursday. Muchova will seek to keep on going in this event against Victoria Azarenka in the 2nd round. The battle lasted 2 hours and 21 minutes.

Muchova
Indian Wells
Muchova's Record

The Czech added to her prize money $ 12,225 after winning this match. She has already won $ 30,885 after this win. If she wins the next match, Muchova will add $ 24,885 to her earnings to get in total $ 55,770 in total.

Highlights Karolina Muchova vs. Yulia Putintseva BNP Paribas Open – Indian Wells

Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners

Muchova
Putintseva
Karolina Muchova
6-3 4-6 6-4
2h:21
Yulia Putintseva
97
97
Total points
89
89
31
31
Winners
43
43
32%
32%
Ratio Winners
48%
48%
-- Serve --
4
4
Aces
0
0
3
3
Double Faults
5
5
51%
51%
1st in
72%
72%
67%
67%
1st won
62%
62%
31/46
31/46
1st won
43/69
43/69
55%
55%
2nd won
41%
41%
24/44
24/44
2nd won
11/27
11/27
-- Break Points --
5/11
5/11
Total
4/8
4/8
45%
45%
Won
50%
50%
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At the end of the match, Muchova scored 97 points vs. Yulia’s 89.

Muchova

Karolina won this match even if she was struggling to find the solution in converting her break points as she converted only 45% (5/11) of the procured opportunities.

Putintseva

On the other side, the Kazakhstani was pretty focused in converting 50% of the break points that she procured points (4/8). Nevertheless, that was not enough to win the contest.

After this contest, the head to head between Muchova and Putintseva is 1-0 for Karolina.

Draw and next match H2H: Karolina Muchova vs. Victoria Azarenka – stats

Muchova will fight against Azarenka in the 2nd round.

This will be the 2nd time that Karolina Muchova and Victoria Azarenka play each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Azarenka (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard.

The last time that they locked horns, Azarenka won 5-7 6-1 6-4 in the 4th round in New York back in 2020.

Karolina Muchova Draw info

Live score progression and stats

1st Set -
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Muchova came out strong at the beginning of the set after breaking Yulia Putintseva in the 2nd game (2-0) before consolidating her break and lead 3-0. Nevertheless, that wasn’t sufficient for the Czech to win the set because Putintseva found the way to break back in the 5th (2-3) game. Karolina maintained her focus to break Yulia in the 6th (4-2) game before conquering the set (6-3).

Karolina converted 50% of her break points (2/4). She had 4 break points opportunities in the 2nd (1-0 30-40) and the 5th game (3-2 0-40, 15-40 and 30-40). On the other side, Yulia was clinical in converting the only break point that she conquered in the 5th game (1-3 30-40).

They contested 54 points. The set was a huge battle since finally the Czech won just 2 points more than the Kazakhstani (28-26). Karolina conceded 10 points on serve (18-10). On the other side, Yulia conceded 10 points on serve (16-10).

2nd Set -
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Putintseva won the set after she broke Muchova in the 4th (3-1) and in the 10th (6-4) game. Karolina tried to stage a comeback breaking in the 9th (5-4) game. Yet, Putintseva kept the focus to conquer the set 6-4.

The Kazakhstani failed to serve out the set when leading 6-4 to be broken at 30.

The Kazakhstani was on the money in converting all her break points in the 4th (2-1 0-40 and 15-40), the 6th (4-1 40-A) and the 10th game (5-4 15-40, 30-40 and 40-A). Furthermore, on the other side, Muchova was perfect in converting all her break points in the 2nd (1-1 40-A) and the 9th game (3-5 30-40 and 40-A).

They played 71 points. The set was a huge battle since finally Yulia won just 3 points more than Karolina (37-34). Putintseva surrendered 16 points on serve (23-16). Regarding the other side of the net, Muchova conceded 14 points on serve (18-14).

3rd Set -
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The Czech clinched the set after recovering from 1 break down. In fact, after dropping her serve in the 4th (1-3) game, The Czech broke back in the 7th (3-4) and in the 9th (5-4) game to win the set 6-4.

The Kazakhstani was completely outplayed in the last 5 games of the set when the scoreline went from 1-4 to 6-4.

The Czech converted 50% of her break points (2/4). She had 4 break points opportunities in the 6th (2-4 15-40) and the 9th game (4-4 30-40, 40-A and 40-A). On the other side, Putintseva was clinical in converting the only break point that she conquered in the 4th game (2-1 15-40).

They contested 61 points. Muchova was the winner of the set after clinching 9 points more than Yulia (35-26). Karolina dropped 11 points on serve (19-11). On the losing side, the Kazakhstani conceded 16 points on serve (15-16).

1st
Muchova
Putintseva
6-3
6
3
5
3
5
2
4
2
3
2
3
1
3
0
2
0
1
0
2nd
Muchova
Putintseva
4-6
4
6
4
5
3
5
2
5
2
4
1
4
1
3
1
2
1
1
0
1
3rd
Muchova
Putintseva
6-4
6
4
5
4
4
4
3
4
2
4
1
4
1
3
1
2
1
1
0
1
 

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