Indian Wells 2021: Yulia Putintseva vs Andrea Petkovic Preview, Head to Head, Prediction and Live Stream for BNP Paribas Open
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Yulia Putintseva vs Andrea Petkovic
In the opening round of the WTA-1000 Indian Wells 2021, World No. 43 Yulia Putintseva will take on World No. 74 Andrea Petkovic.
Yulia Putintseva vs Andrea Petkovic: Match Details
- Tournament: Indian Wells Open 2021
- Match: Yulia Putintseva vs Andrea Petkovic
- Round: 1st Round
- Date: 6th October 2021
- Prize Money: $18,155
- Surface: Outdoor hard court
Yulia Putintseva vs Andrea Petkovic: Preview
Yulia Putintseva will make her 6th straight 1st round appearance at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden this year. The Kazakh is yet to go past the 3rd round so far. She comes to California from a defeat in the finals of the 2021 Astana Open where she had dropped just 1 set on her way to the finals. She suffered a 1st round defeat at the 2021 US Open.
Andrea Petkovic will play in the main-draw of the Indian Wells for the 8th time but is yet to go past the 3rd round since reaching the stage in 2011. After a 2nd round defeat at the US Open at the hands of Spaniard Garbine Muguruza, Andrea travelled to Chicago for the 2021 Chicago Classic where she again faced a 2nd round defeat to American Jessica Pegula.
Yulia Putintseva vs Andrea Petkovic: Head to Head
This will be the 2nd meeting between the duo this year and their 6th meeting overall. They have played only once on Hardcourts while the rest 4 of their meetings came on Claycourts. They last met in the 2nd round of the 2021 Hamburg Open where Petkovic won in 3-sets. Yulia however leads the head-to-head tie 3-2.
Yulia Putintseva vs Andrea Petkovic: Prediction
Yulia will come into the tie with a career Hardcourt record of 164-142 and is 12-11 on the surface this season while having a 30-23 record across all surfaces for the season. Petkovic will take the court with a career Hardcourt record of 173-140 and is 5-7 on the surface this season and has a season record of 21-18 across all surfaces.
Looking at these numbers and considering their recent form and performances, Yulia seems the favourite to advance into the 2nd round.
Prediction: Yulia Putintseva to win in straight-sets.
Yulia Putintseva vs Andrea Petkovic: Broadcast and Live stream details
| Country | Channel |
| China | CCTV |
| Shanghai | Shanghai Media |
| India | VOOT SELECT |
| Japan | WOWOW/NHK |
| Sub-Continent | MSM (Sony) |
| United Kingdom | Amazon PrimeVideo |
| Middle East | BeIn Sport |
| Brazil | Globosat |
| Canada | Tennis Canada/Rogers Sportsnet/TSN |
| Caribbean | ESPN International |
| South America | ESPN International |
| United States | Tennis Channel |
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