Jasmine Paolini vs Yulia Putintseva – US Open Tennis Prediction and Pick 8/31/24

Jasmine Paolini will play Yulia Putintseva in the third round of the 2024 US Open. The match is scheduled for Saturday, August 31, 2024. Here’s our Jasmine Paolini vs Yulia Putintseva prediction. This article will also contain a Jasmine Paolini vs Yulia Putintseva pick.

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Jasmine Paolini secured her spot in the third round in bizarre circumstances. The Italian won one of the shortest matches in US Open history, which lasted just three points when her opponent Karolina Pliskova rolled her ankle and had to retire.

The 28-year-old has now conserved her energy after battling past Bianca Andreescu in her opening match, where she came back from a set down to win 6-7, 6-2, 6-4 to become the winningest player at the Grand Slam level this season. She has not lost before the fourth round at a Grand Slam this year and was a runner-up at both the French Open and Wimbledon. But she’ll get a very good test in the third round against the energetic Yulia Putintseva.

Yulia Putintsseva didn’t need any luck to reach the third round at the 2024 US Open. The 29-year-old Kazakhstani is seeded in this tournament but has received a very tough draw. She was required to beat Monterrey champion Linda Noskova in her opener, which she did in two tight sets.

Then Putintseva completely outplayed Xinyu Wang of China in her second round. However, she dropped her serve three times in the second set, which she eventually prevailed in a tie-break. This run is already an improvement on each of her last three trips to the US Open, and she will attempt to reach the second week for the first time since 2020.

Jasmine Paolini vs Yulia Putintseva Head-To-Head

• Paolini defeated Putintseva in their only WTA meeting in the 2021 Portoroz semifinal in three sets.

Jasmine Paolini vs Yulia Putintseva Prediction

Paolini has been a big-game player this season which is a real breakthrough for her. She’s not lost a Grand Slam match before the fourth round, and you reckon it will take a monumental performance from Putintseva to upset her. But that’s not to say the Kazakhstani player is not capable of doing it because she’s been in stellar form herself this year, winning the Birmingham 250 and beating Iga Swiatek and Coco Gauff during the season. I’ll sit on the fence for this one and tip a three-setter although Paolini’s composure and discipline might just give her the edge.

Nur Said's Pick: Three sets in the match