Yulia Putintseva stuns Osaka in the 1st round in London

LONDON. Putintseva stuns Osaka to square off with Viktorija Golubic in the 2nd round

Yulia Putintseva in London

Yulia Putintseva upsets Naomi Osaka 7-64 6-2 in the 1st round in London on Monday.

Match Report, stats, and key facts

1st set.

Putintseva won the set after recovering from 1 break down. In fact, after dropping her serve in the 3rd (1-2) game. The Kazakhstani broke back in the 6th (3-3) game before winning the set at the breaker at 4.

2nd set.

Yulia in this set was much better than Osaka and therefore she won the set 6-2 after breaking the Japanese in the 5th (3-2) and in the 7th (5-2) game.

At the end of the match, the Kazakhstani scored 75 points vs. Osaka’s 67 points.

The Kazakhstani had a tough time in converting her break points as she converted only 43% (3/7) of them.

On the other side, Naomi had to work hard in converting her break points because she converted only 25% of her break points (1/4). That was one of the key issues for her loss.

After this match, the head to head between Putintseva and Osaka is 3-0 for Yulia.

Highlights Yulia Putintseva vs. Naomi Osaka Wimbledon – London

Putintseva’s Interview

After the match, Yulia commented “I did a good job out there. I’m very happy now. Every match is a battle, but you never know what’s going to happen. I was hoping I would do my best.

Every year I feel better on grass, although I think clay is my better surface.”

Prediction and head to head Yulia Putintseva vs. Viktorija Golubic

Putintseva will take on Golubic in the 2nd round.

There is no head to head record between Yulia Putintseva and Viktorija Golubic since this will be the first time that they will face off at pro level.

Yulia Putintseva in London

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