Jaqueline Cristian vs Yulia Putintseva Preview & Prediction | 2025 Italian Open | Second Round
Yulia Putintseva takes on Jaqueline Cristian in the second round in Rome.
Ranking points: WTA 1000
Start date/time: Thursday 8th May, 2025: UK – not before 10am / US ET – not before 5am / US PT – not before 2am
Venue: Foro Italico, Rome, Italy
Surface: Outdoor clay
How to watch on TV: UK – Sky Sports Tennis / US – Tennis Channel
How to watch online: UK – Sky Go / US – Tennis Channel
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Jaqueline Cristian vs Yulia Putintseva prediction
Yulia Putintseva will be looking for a deep run in Rome to kick-start her bid to break back into the world’s top 20.
The Ukrainian started the year by reaching a career-high of 29, but an early defeat in Madrid, where she reached the quarter-finals last year, has seen her head in the wrong direction.
The 30-year-old fell to qualifier and world number 153 Rebeka Masarova in the Spanish capital so she will be aware of the danger in underestimating world number 74 Jaqueline Cristian, who demolished American Alicia Parks 6-0 6-2 in the first round.
Putintseva leads the head-to-head 1-0 following a 6-4 6-4 success in Portoroz in 2021 and the 23rd seed should have the edge again, particularly as she’ll be keen to avoid another shock headline.
Jaqueline Cristian vs Yulia Putintseva tip: Yulia Putintseva to win
