Yulia Putintseva vs. Ekaterina Alexandrova odds, tips and betting trends

On Friday, Yulia Putintseva (No. 79 in the world) meets Ekaterina Alexandrova (No. 16) in the Round of 64 of the BNP Paribas Open. Alexandrova is favored (-260) in this matchup, compared to the underdog Putintseva, who is +195.

In her last match on Wednesday, Putintseva knocked off Tamara Korpatsch in two sets, 6-2, 6-3, to advance past the Round of 128.

Alexandrova heads into this match following a two-set loss to Magdalena Frech (6-7, 3-6) in her most recent match on February 18, 2024 in the Round of 64 at the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships.

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Putintseva vs. Alexandrova match information

• Tournament: The BNP Paribas Open
• Round: Round of 64
• Date: Friday, March 8
• Venue: Indian Wells Tennis Garden
• Location: Indian Wells, California
• Court Surface: Hard

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• In her 52 matches over the past year across all court types, Putintseva has played an average of 21.9 games.
• In her 34 matches on hard courts over the past 12 months, Putintseva has played an average of 21.6 games.
• Putintseva has won 64.3% of her service games over the past year, and 38.1% of her return games.
• Putintseva has won 67.8% of her service games on hard courts and 35.9% of her return games over the past year.
• Over her last 10 tournaments, Putintseva has won 64.8% of her service games and 38.1% of her return games.
• Putintseva has converted 44.1% of her break-point opportunities overall (186 of 422) over the past 12 months.
• Putintseva has converted 79 of 180 break points (43.9%) over her last 10 tournaments.

• Alexandrova is averaging 22.0 games per match in her 61 matches played in the past 12 months across all court surfaces, winning 52.3% of those games.
• Alexandrova is averaging 22.6 games per match and 10.1 games per set in 37 matches on hard courts in the past year.
• Alexandrova has a 70.9% service game winning percentage on all surfaces (473 service games won out of 667) and a 34.0% return game winning percentage (230 return games won out of 677).
• Alexandrova has 285 wins in 414 service games when playing on hard courts (68.8%), and 138 wins in 421 return games (32.8%).
• In terms of serve/return winning percentages over her last 10 tournaments, Alexandrova has won 68.6% of her games on serve, and 32.8% on return.
• Alexandrova is 152nd in break point winning percentage in the past year, at 47.7% after going 211-for-442.
• Over her last 10 tournaments, Alexandrova has converted 74 of 168 (44.0%) break points on all surfaces.

• Putintseva and Alexandrova have met once dating back to 2015, in the Credit One Charleston Open Round of 32, and Alexandrova won 6-1, 6-3.
• Alexandrova and Putintseva have contested two sets, and Alexandrova has taken each of them.
• Alexandrova and Putintseva have played 16 total games against each other, with Alexandrova winning 12.
• In one head-to-head meeting, Putintseva and Alexandrova have played 16 games and two sets per match.