Naomi Osaka and Yulia Putintseva will square off in the 2nd round of the Nature Valley Classic for the 2nd time of their career. They are scheduled to play on Thursday at 1:30 pm (est) on ANN JONES CENTRE COURT.
Naomi Osaka: results and record
Currently world no. 1 Osaka got to the 2nd round after defeating Maria Sakkari 6-1 4-6 6-3.
Her best result of the current season was winning the title in Melbourne where she beat Petra Kvitova in the final 7-6(2) 5-7 6-4.
Naomi has a 22-6 win-loss record in 2019, 1-0 on grass (See FULL STATS).
Last year in Birmingham
The Japanese reached the 2nd round in 2018 in Birmingham before retiring against Dalila Jakupovic when she was 6-3 ret.
Yulia Putintseva: results and record
Ranked no. 43, Yulia got to the 2nd round after defeating Harriet Dart 6-1 6-4.
Her best result of the current year was winning the title in Nurnberg where she defeated Tamara Zidansek in the final 4-6 6-4 6-2.
The Kazakhstani has a 18-11 win-loss record in 2019, 1-0 on grass (See FULL STATS).
Last year in Birmingham
Putintseva didn’t play in Birmingham in 2018.
Live score and result Naomi Osaka vs. Yulia Putintseva
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Prediction and head to head Naomi Osaka vs. Yulia Putintseva
This will be the 2nd time that Naomi Osaka and Yulia Putintseva fight against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Putintseva (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on grass.
The last time that they squared off, Putintseva won 6-3 6-3 in the 1st round in Hobart back in 2018.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Naomi Osaka who should win in 2 sets.
As per the initial odds, Naomi Osaka is the pick to win this match.
Naomi Osaka -> 1.25
Yulia Putintseva -> 3.75
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