Yulia Putintseva vs Jelena Ostapenko Prediction & Betting Tips - WTA Wimbledon Championships

Prediction published on 07/07/2024, 03:59  by Daniel Ngulu | Modified on 07/07/2024 at 04:02 in Tennis Predictions

In-form Yulia Putintseva will battle 13th seed Jelena Ostapenko in the fourth round of the 2024 Wimbledon Championships. The winner of this match will set up a quarter-final showdown with either Danielle Collins or Barbora Krejcikova. Here are some stats and a prediction for the possible outcome of this fifth career encounter between the two.

Putintseva is having her best-ever grass campaign. The Kazakh has often struggled on the surface but not this season. She has won all eight matches contested on grass, leading to her first-ever tour title on the surface. On the back of a title win in Birmingham, Putintseva has produced her best ever Wimbledon charge.

Among those to fall under her racket were former champion Angelique Kerber and current world number one Iga Swiatek. Advancing to this round has bumped her seven places in the live ranking to 28th. Putintseva has won twice against Ostapenko. Her last success in this fixture came in 2019.

Jelena Ostapenko has also won twice against Putintseva. She won their most recent fixture three seasons ago at Indian Wells. As she is the more renowned player on grass between the two, the former French Open champion will be confident of success here.

Ostapenko has won over 50 matches on grass in her career and has twice achieved tour title success on the surface. Yet to lose a set at the All England Club, Ostapenko defeated Bernarda Pera by the loss of four games in the last round. This is the fourth time in nine appearances here that she has qualified for the second week of competing.

Her best-ever result was a semi-final finish in 2018. Progressing to this round has moved her closer to returning to the WTA top 10. A former world number five, Ostapenko is currently ranked 11th in the live ranking.