Yulia Putintseva vs Jelena Ostapenko Prediction: Expect this game to be close

It’s Yulia Putintseva going up against Jelena Ostapenko in the round of 16 stage in the Wimbledon tennis tournament. Both players have played 4 matches against each other in the past and each player won 2 matches each.

Yulia Putintseva defeated Iga Swiatek in the round of 32 and Jelena Ostapenko defeated Bernarda Pera to also qualify for this round.

Yulia Putintseva

The number 35th best player Yulia Putintseva has caught the attention in the Wimbledon tournament after she defeated world number 1 best player Iga Swiatek in the previous round.

Yulia defeated Iga Swiatek in 3 rounds by 6-3,1-6,2-6 score. Highlights of her performance in that match were: 0 aces, 4 double faults, 62/85 first serve, 19/23 second serve, 7/8 break points saved, 11 service games won, 26 errors, 15 unforced errors, 20/52 first serve return points, 14/26 second serve return points and 4 break points converted.

Jelena Ostapenko

The number 14th best player Jelena Ostapenko heads back to the court for the round of 16 and she prepares to take on Julia Putintseva. Jelena has had an excellent run in the tournament so far, winning 3/3 matches in straight sets. She defeated Bernarda Pera in the round of 32 by a 1-6,3-6 score. Highlights of her performance in that match were: 2 aces, 3 double faults, 24/46 first serve, 19/22 second serve, 7/9 break points saved, 6 service games won, 13 errors, 15 unforced errors, 12/24 first serve return points, 18/28 second serve return points and 6 break points converted.

Expert Betting Tips

Both players are tied on the h2h and that shows there isn’t much of a difference between the two players despite one ranking higher. And if there’s one thing we know for sure, is that upsets happen all the time in such games. At the moment, the momentum and confidence is behind Yulia Putintseva after her latest triumph over Iga Swiatek. But many times self confidence can be quite misleading.

• Over 21 Games at 1.64 Odds
• Jelena Ostapenko to Win at 1.71 Odds
• Total Sets 3 at 2.10 Odds