Diana Shnaider vs Yulia Putintseva Prediction WTA Adelaide Tennis Picks 1/9/25
WTA Adelaide Prediction: Diana Shnaider vs Yulia Putintseva
Thursday, January 9, 2025
Betting Odds: Diana Shnaider +119 / Yulia Putintseva -151 Click Here for the Latest Odds
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Diana Shnaider and Yulia Putintseva meet in the quarterfinal of the 2025 WTA Adelaide International on Thursday, January 9, 2025. Here's our Diana Shnaider vs Yulia Putintseva prediction. This preview will also include a Diana Shnaider vs Yulia Putintseva pick.
Diana Shnaider Preview
Diana Shnaider can count herself fortunate to secure a spot in the WTA Adelaide International quarterfinal. That is because her second-round opponent Marketa Vondrousova retired from their match injured while leading 6-4, 1-1.
It's hard not to feel any sympathy for Vondrousova, who only just returned to action for the first time since surrendering her Wimbledon title last July in order to undergo elbow surgery.
The battle of the two lefties lasted an hour and 16 minutes with the Czech leaving the court in tears. Shnaider hit 31 winners in the match, almost twice that of Vondrousova, but also had nine more unforced errors.
Shnaider landed 60% of first serves and won only 43% of first-serve points (12/28). She won 47% of second-serve points (9/19). The Russian won 52% of return points (30/58) and converted three of seven break points.
Before Wednesday, Shnaider had won a completed match in 2025 by beating Katerina Siniakova in the first round.
Yulia Putintseva Preview
Yulia Putintseva, for her part, booked a quarterfinal berth at the WTA Adelaide International for the first time in her career by beating two-time Wimbledon runner-up Ons Jabeur.
Putintseva needed an hour and 21 minutes in a match that took 18 games to decide. The Kazakhstani hit 19 winners and 20 unforced errors. She landed 74% of first serves and won 76% of first-serve points (32/42).
Putintseva won 33% of second-serve points (5/15) and saved five of six break points. The World No. 25 recorded 48% of return points (32/66) and converted four of 11 break points.
Putintseva has won both of her matches this week in straight sets. She opened her campaign with a 6-2, 6-3 win over Donna Vekic.
Diana Shnaider vs Yulia Putintseva Head-To-Head
• Shnaider and Putintseva have met once on the WTA Tour.
• It was the experienced Kazakhstani who won that match on the hard courts of Osaka two years ago.
Diana Shnaider vs Yulia Putintseva Prediction
We are getting to a point where Putinteva is making the latter stages of WTA tournaments frequently and she can fast-track her top 20 debut this week if she wins the title at the WTA Adelaide International.
Having just celebrated her 30th birthday on Tuesday, it is a testament to her perseverance and resilience that she made such drastic improvements in her game especially when some people might have given up on her. Most importantly it is a complete change of her mentality that she now believes she can win any match. A year ago, Putintseva would have struggled to get any foothold in a match of this magnitude, but not anymore. Her game doesn't have to be pretty, but she is effective when she is on. Give me the Kazakh in two close sets.
Nur’s Pick Yulia Putintseva in straight sets
AUTHOR: Nur Said
