Yulia Putintseva and Ajla Tomljanovic will clash against each other in the final of the Rothesay Classic for the 6th time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Sunday at 12:00 pm on Ann Jones Centre 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 3 sets.
Yulia Putintseva -> 1.56
Ajla Tomljanovic -> 2.43
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Prediction and head to head Yulia Putintseva vs. Ajla Tomljanovic
This will be the 6th time that Yulia Putintseva and Ajla Tomljanovic square off. The head to head is 4-1 for Putintseva (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on grass.
The last time that they competed against each other, Putintseva won 5-7 6-2 6-4 in the quarter in Istanbul back in 2022.
Highlights Yulia Putintseva vs Ajla Tomljanovic – Istanbul 22-April-2022
Yulia Putintseva
27 - 15win/loss
29
27
Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
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2024 | 40-22 | 22-15 | 9-4 | 1-2 | 8-1 | 0-0 |
2023 | 34-27 | 19-17 | 13-8 | 2-0 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
2022 | 26-21 | 9-11 | 15-7 | 1-1 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
2021 | 32-24 | 14-12 | 12-8 | 5-2 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
2020 | 21-11 | 16-7 | 4-2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 41, Putintseva got to the final after defeating Clara Burel 6-3 6-4, Anhelina Kalinina 6-3 6-0, Caroline Dolehide 6-3 6-72 and Elisabetta Cocciaretto 6-16-2 6-2.
In the semifinal, Yulia had a good straight sets win against Cocciaretto (6-2 6-2). During the match, Putintseva scored 69 points vs Cocciaretto’s 48. Putintseva was very aggressive to blast 27 winners.
Talking about the service games, Putintseva bagged 4 aces and she committed only 1 double fault. Yulia Putintseva lost the serve twice and she saved 4 break points. Furthermore, Putintseva put 72% of her first serves in, winning 66% (27/41) of the points behind her 1st serve and 50% (8/16) on the 2nd serve. Putintseva broke Cocciaretto 6 times after converting 60% of her break points (6/10).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Putintseva has surrendered 1 set in this event to win 58% of the points she played.
Putintseva has positive record in the last 10 years having won 55% of her matches (291-236). 4-0 on grass in 2024. Regarding her performance on the same surface of this tournament, Putintseva has an overall 14-19 match record in the last years on grass.
The Kazakhstani’s best result of the year was reaching the semifinal in Birmingham.
Yulia has an aggregate 27-15 win-loss record in 2024, 4-0 on grass (See FULL STATS).
Previously in Birmingham
Ajla Tomljanovic
11 - 8win/loss
109
32
Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
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2024 | 22-20 | 12-12 | 2-4 | 0-1 | 8-3 | 0-0 |
2023 | 7-3 | 2-2 | 5-0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
2022 | 38-27 | 19-14 | 7-6 | 5-4 | 7-3 | 0-0 |
2021 | 30-24 | 11-12 | 10-6 | 3-3 | 6-3 | 0-0 |
2020 | 5-12 | 4-8 | 0-3 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 190, the Australian got to the final after defeating Anna Blinkova 6-2 6-1, Lin Zhu 6-76 6-1 6-4, Leylah Annie Fernandez 1-6 6-3 6-2 and Anastasia Potapova 7-65 6-4.
In the semifinal, Ajla had a good straight sets win against Potapova (7-65 6-4). During the match Tomljanovic scored 77 points vs Potapova’s 70. Tomljanovic was extremely aggressive to blast 36 winners.
About the serving games, Tomljanovic recorded 4 aces and she committed only 5 double faults. Ajla Tomljanovic lost the serve once. Furthermore, Tomljanovic put 71% of her first serves in, winning 75% (36/48) of the points behind her 1st serve and 50% (10/20) on the 2nd serve. Tomljanovic broke Potapova twice after converting 29% of her break points (2/7).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The Australian has conceded 2 set in the tournament to win 54% of the points she played.
Tomljanovic’s best result of the current year was getting to the semifinal in Australia and Birmingham.
Tomljanovic has a composed 11-8 win-loss record in 2024, 8-1 on grass (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
Points | Putintseva | Tomljanovic |
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Match played | 4 | 4 |
Tot Set | 9 | 10 |
Tot Games | 79 | 92 |
Pts | 304-223 | 336-288 |
Total Points | 527 | 624 |
Winners | 130 | 136 |
%Winners | 43% | 40% |
Both Putintseva and Tomljanovic played 4 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Yulia Putintseva lost 1 set, while Ajla Tomljanovic lost 2 sets. Putintseva has played 1 set(s) less than Tomljanovic (9 vs 10). Therefore, Putintseva played 13 games less than Tomljanovic. The Kazakhstani scored 130 winners (43% of the total points). On the other side, The Australian blasted 136 winners (40%).
Serve Performance
Serve | Putintseva | Tomljanovic |
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Aces | 11 | 20 |
Avg per match | 2.8 | 5 |
1st in | 188/255 | 205/320 |
%1st in | 74% | 64% |
1st pts | 130/188 | 136/205 |
%1st pts | 69% | 66% |
2nd pts | 35/67 | 58/115 |
%2nd pts | 52% | 50% |
Putintseva bagged 11 aces (2.8 per match). Tomljanovic managed to score 20 aces (5 per match). Putintseva won 69% points on her first serve. She quite strong on her second serve to win 52% of the points. On the other side, Tomljanovic won 66% of the points behind her first serve. She had a solid display on her second serve to win 50% of the points.
How they played the important points
Breaks | Putintseva | Tomljanovic |
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Won | 22 | 20 |
Converted | 22/44 | 20/36 |
% Converted | 50% | 56% |
Conceded | 26 | 34 |
Saved | 19 | 24 |
% Saved | 73% | 71% |
Times Broken | 7 | 10 |
Yulia broke her opponents 22 times with a 50% conversion rate. Putintseva dropped her serve 7 times and she saved 73% of the break points that she conceded. Tomljanovic broke her opponents 20 times with a 56% conversion rate. Tomljanovic conceded her serve 10 times and she saved 71% of the break points that she conceded.
Putintseva | ||||||
R1 Burel | R2 Kalinina | 1/4 Dolehide | 1/2 Cocciaretto | Total | ||
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Score | 6-3 6-4 | 6-3 6-0 | 6-3 6-72 6-1 | 6-2 6-2 | ||
Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | |
Tot Games | 19 | 15 | 29 | 16 | 79 | |
pts | 77-59 | 56-30 | 102-86 | 69-48 | 304-223 | |
Total points | 136 | 86 | 188 | 117 | 527 | |
Winners | 40 | 28 | 35 | 27 | 130 | |
%Winners | 52% | 50% | 34% | 39% | 43% | |
SERVE | ||||||
Aces | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 11 | |
Double Faults | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
1st in | 61/74 | 33/41 | 53/83 | 41/57 | 188/255 | |
% 1st in | 82% | 80% | 64% | 72% | 74% | |
1st pts | 40/61 | 28/33 | 35/53 | 27/41 | 130/188 | |
% 1st pts | 66% | 85% | 66% | 66% | 69% | |
2nd pts | 6/13 | 5/8 | 16/30 | 8/16 | 35/67 | |
% 2nd pts | 46% | 63% | 53% | 50% | 52% | |
Breaks | ||||||
Won | 4 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 22 | |
Converted | 4/7 | 4/7 | 8/20 | 6/10 | 22/44 | |
Converted % | 57% | 57% | 40% | 60% | 50% | |
Conceded | 12 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 26 | |
Saved | 10/12 | 0/0 | 5/8 | 4/6 | 19 | |
Saved % | 83% | – | 63% | 67% | 53% | |
Times Broken | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
Tomljanovic | ||||||
R1 Blinkova | R2 Zhu | 1/4 Annie | 1/2 Potapova | Total | ||
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Score | 6-2 6-1 | 6-76 6-1 6-4 | 1-6 6-3 6-2 | 7-65 6-4 | ||
Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | |
Tot Games | 15 | 30 | 24 | 23 | 92 | |
pts | 71-47 | 112-96 | 76-75 | 77-70 | 336-288 | |
Total points | 118 | 208 | 151 | 147 | 624 | |
Winners | 30 | 38 | 32 | 36 | 136 | |
%Winners | 42% | 34% | 42% | 47% | 40% | |
SERVE | ||||||
Aces | 2 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 20 | |
Double Faults | 3 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 19 | |
1st in | 47/78 | 58/97 | 52/77 | 48/68 | 205/320 | |
% 1st in | 60% | 60% | 68% | 71% | 64% | |
1st pts | 30/47 | 38/58 | 32/52 | 36/48 | 136/205 | |
% 1st pts | 64% | 66% | 62% | 75% | 66% | |
2nd pts | 17/31 | 17/39 | 14/25 | 10/20 | 58/115 | |
% 2nd pts | 55% | 44% | 56% | 50% | 50% | |
Breaks | ||||||
Won | 5 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 20 | |
Converted | 5/7 | 9/14 | 4/8 | 2/7 | 20/36 | |
Converted % | 71% | 64% | 50% | 29% | 56% | |
Conceded | 12 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 34 | |
Saved | 11/12 | 9/14 | 4/7 | 0/1 | 24 | |
Saved % | 92% | 64% | 57% | 0% | 53% | |
Times Broken | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 10 |
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