Prediction Of Osaka Vs Putintseva H2H, Who Will Win At ATP China Open 2024?

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Osaka and Putintseva are on the Day 3 Schedule at China Open 2024 on Friday, 27 September 2024. Lets breakdown the career, past stats and recent form of these players and predict who will get the victory.

Who Will Win In This Head-To-Head?

Naomi Osaka, currently ranked 73rd in the world, is set to face Yulia Putintseva, who is ranked 32nd. Putintseva leads the head-to-head record between the two players, with a 3-2 advantage. Osaka, the 2019 China Open champion, is making her fourth main draw appearance at the Beijing tournament. She has won their two most recent meetings, including one earlier this year at the BJK Cup qualifiers in April. Osaka is looking to achieve back-to-back wins for the first time since reaching the quarterfinals at ‘s-Hertogenbosch in June. She has won all seven of her career titles on hard courts, including the 2021 Australian Open, and has reached four additional runner-up finishes. Her most recent final was at the 2022 Miami Open where she was defeated by Iga Swiatek. Osaka is currently ranked second on the tour in first serves won percentage (75.1%) and service points won percentage (63.8%).

Putintseva is making her seventh main draw appearance at the Beijing tournament. She is aiming to reach the third round for the first time. Putintseva has had a few early exits this year, including losing in the opening match at Seoul last week to Amanda Anisimova. She has reached the quarterfinals of a WTA 1000 tournament four times in her career, twice already this year at Miami and Madrid. Putintseva has climbed over 30 ranking spots this year, starting the season ranked No.63.

In terms of their tournament history, Osaka has previously won the Beijing tournament in 2019, defeating Ashleigh Barty in the final. This remains Japan’s best result at Beijing, and Osaka is the only former champion in this year’s draw. She defeated Lucia Bronzetti in the first round to set up her second-round meeting with Putintseva. Osaka has a career record of 4-3 against players from Kazakhstan and a career record of 59-55 against seeded players. She has a 2021 record of 8-9 against seeded players. All seven of Osaka’s career titles have come on hard courts, including her most recent one at the 2021 Australian Open. She has also reached four additional runner-up finishes, with her last final reached at the 2022 Miami Open where she lost to Iga Swiatek. Osaka is one of two players from Japan to reach the second round in the tournament, alongside Moyuka Uchijima. Osaka is currently ranked 73rd, while she was ranked 661st at this time last year.

On the other hand, Putintseva is participating in her seventh main draw at the Beijing tournament. She has previously reached the second round on four occasions but has not progressed further. After receiving a bye in the first round, she will face Naomi Osaka in the second round. Putintseva has had a few early exits in tournaments this year, including losing in the opening match at Seoul last week to Amanda Anisimova. She has a career record of 10-4 against players from Japan. Putintseva has reached three career finals on hard courts, including St. Petersburg in 2017, Guangzhou in 2018, and Nur-Sultan in 2021. She is the only player from Kazakhstan to reach the second round at Beijing. The best result by a player from Kazakhstan at the Beijing tournament was a semifinal run by Elena Rybakina in 2023. During last year’s Asian swing, Putintseva reached the semifinals at Guangzhou, the quarterfinals at Osaka, the second round at Beijing, and the first round at Hong Kong.

My Conclusion / Prediction:

My pick is that Osaka will win.
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