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.
Naomi Osaka -> 1.25
Yulia Putintseva -> 3.75
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Naomi, you are not playing the same when you first started you need speed and court smart, everyone is after you when you made the comment you want all majors. you are slower and not as fast as you use to be. You are strong and should control your outs and aims that you have lots of force errors. We love you and we want you to be no.1 always remember when you are dissapointed don't let it get it to you a professional as you are should always FOCUS and every shot should be with CONFIDENCE. When you played Serena you had that in you, don't lose it. The new players are young like you and always be reassured that corners is where you need to be ready and speed against them. Good luck in the future and don't let any other player or scores let you lose your skill and talent.