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Match Details
Fixture: (4) Elena Rybakina vs Yulia Putintseva
Date: Wednesday, May 1
Time: TBD
Tournament: Mutua Madrid Open
Round: Quarter-final
Venue: La Caja Magica, Madrid, Spain
Category: WTA 1000
Surface: Clay (Outdoor)
Prize Money: $7,877,020
Live Telecast: USA - Tennis Channel | UK - Sky Sports | Canada - TSN+
Elena Rybakina vs Yulia Putintseva preview
Fourth seed Elena Rybakina is set to lock horns with compatriot Yulia Putinseva in the quarter-finals of the 2024 Mutua Madrid Open on Wednesday, May 1.
Fresh off her title in Stuttgart, Rybakina made a blistering start to her campaign in Madrid with a string of clinical victories. She beat Lucia Bronzetti 6-3, 6-4 in the second round. Up against Mayar Sherif in the third round, Rybakina lost a paltry five games en route to a resounding 6-1, 6-4 victory.
She continued that red-hot streak in the fourth round, this time dropping just 4 games in her 6-1, 6-3 win over Sara Bejlek. She was clinical both on serve, winning 72% points behind her first serve, and on return, breaking her opponent 6 times in the 10 opportunities presented.
Putinseva, on the other hand, opened her campaign in the first round with a solid 6-2, 6-4 win over Yuan Yue. Up against sixth seed Zheng Qinwen in the second round, Putinesave took a 7-5, 2-0 lead before Zheng was forced to retire due to an injury high up on her right leg.
Putinseva continued on her splendid run, dismissing Caroline Dolehide in the following round with a 6-2, 6-2 scoreline. In a gripping fourth-round match against 10th seed Daria Kasatkina, Putinseva fought back valiantly from a set down to seal a 3-6, 6-2, 6-2 win.
Elena Rybakina vs Yulia Putintseva head-to-head
Rybakina and Putintseva have faced off twice in professional competition, with the former winning both those encounters. Both their encounters against each other happened in 2020 in Rome and at the Wimbledon Championships.
Elena Rybakina vs Yulia Putintseva odds
All Odds sourced from BETMGM.
Elena Rybakina vs Yulia Putintseva prediction
Both players head into their encounter against each other in sublime form.
Rybakina has looked in great form so far in Madrid and is yet to drop a set. She's been great on serve and has successfully been able to dictate play from the baseline. She's been great while returning and has been breaking serves at will so far.
Putinseva, on the other hand, has been in a tear herself. She dropped her first set of the tournament in the fourth round, where she fought back valiantly to seal an emphatic three-set victory.
While Rybakina is the favorite to make it through this clash, there is no discounting a shock from the explosive Putinseva.
This could be a high-intensity battle between two big hitters and it could simply boil down to who returns better and who plays the bigger points better.
Pick: Elena Rybakina in striaght sets.
