Yulia Putintseva had a really bizarre moment with a ball girl during her match against Jasmine Paolini at the 2024 US Open when she didn’t react as she was being given tennis balls. It was a really tense third-round match between Putintseva and Paolini, who reached back-to-back major finals in 2024, and it wasn’t going…
Saturday proved to be a day of upsets and heart-break as both Iga Swiatek and Ons Jabeur made early exits from The Championships at the hands of Yulia Putintseva and Elina Svitolina respectively, while Harriet Dart squandered her chances and bowed out to Wang Xinyu (reported elsewhere). Iga Swiatek, the 23-year old World No 1…
LONDON, ENGLAND – JULY 06: Yulia Putintseva of Kazakhstan reacts to defeating Iga Swiatek of Poland in the third round on Day Six of The Championships Wimbledon 2024 at All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club on July 06, 2024 in London, England (Photo by Robert Prange/Getty Images) (July 6, 2024) World No. 35 Yulia…
Yulia Putintseva lifted her first grass court trophy on Sunday at the Rothesay Classic, with a 6-1 7-6(8) win over Ajla Tomljanovic in a final between the two unseeded players at the WTA 250 event in Birmingham. It was a great game. I started so well, and then Ajla dialled up her level to the…
The Rothesay Classic in Birmingham sees Yulia Putintseva and Ajla Tomljanovic in Sunday’s final playing for the trophy after seeing off Elisabetta Cocciaretto and Anastasia Potapova respectively in the semi-finals at the Edgbaston Priory Club on Saturday. I definitely did not expect to play a final here. I really do try to take it one…
Elena Rybakina was favoured to win against Yulia Putintseva at the 2024 Madrid Open, but she barely did as she needed a heroic late comeback. Two Kazakhstani players squared up in Madrid for a spot in the semi-final, and the younger Rybakina won. Rybakina was on a seven-match winning streak before this match but once…
By Richard Pagliaro | @Tennis_Now | Monday, March 25, 2024 Hard Rock Stadium is looking a little like a Kazakhstani Consulate. Elena Rybakina topped Madison Keys 6-3, 7-5 to advance to the Miami Open quarterfinals for the second straight year. More: Aryna Sabalenka’s Boyfriend, Konstantin Koltsov Has Died at 42 The 2023 Miami Open finalist Rybakina…
Australia’s Arina Rodionova upset 6th-seeded Yaun Yue of China, 7-6(6) 4-6 6-3, in 2 hours and 52 minutes in the 1st-round at the WTA 250 Thailand Open in Hua Hin on Tuesday. Yuan held triple set point in the first set tiebreak before Rodionova won 5 straight points to charge back, level the score, and,…
