Korneeva vs Putintseva

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WTA Guangzhou — Alina Korneeva vs Yulia Putintseva

WTA Guangzhou Hard Court Round 1

🧠 Form & Context

🇷🇺 Alina Korneeva (#165, 18, right-handed)

• 📊 2025: 30–12 overall | Hard 25–8 | Indoors 5–0.
• ✅ Arrives with form & volume: back-to-back ITF titles in September (Leiria, Évora) and another in early October (Bratislava).
• ✅ Qualified here: d. Gibson (3) & Prozorova (2).
• ⚠️ Step-up spot at WTA level; third match in three days can test legs.

🇰🇿 Yulia Putintseva (#76, 30, right-handed; 163 cm/59 kg)

• 📊 2025: 22–25 overall | Hard 14–15 | Grass 1–4 | Clay 5–5.
• ✅ Proven Guangzhou résumé: Finalist 2018, Semifinalist 2023.
• ✅ Still capable of quality weeks (Adelaide SF, Australian Open 3R).
• ⚠️ Patchy Asian swing: early exits in Beijing & Ningbo; consistency a concern.

🔍 Match Breakdown

Trajectory vs tenure: Korneeva’s surge and heavy hard-court success meet Putintseva’s experience and venue comfort. The teen brings cleaner first-strike weight; the veteran brings rally management and shot selection under pressure.

SCHED & legs: Korneeva’s Oct 19–20 qualies + Oct 21 MD opener = peak match rhythm, but accumulated load could matter if this turns into a physical three-set grind.

Level jump: Korneeva’s September–October wins were largely ITF; solving a street-wise top-80 defender is the