Elina Avanesyan and Yulia Putintseva meet in the round of 16 at Hamburg on Thursday. Yulia Putintseva has won 6 of the last 10. Elina Avanesyan has won 6 of the last 10.

Yulia Putintseva has had the better of this rivalry, winning 1 of 1 against Elina Avanesyan.

Yulia Putintseva simply rates much higher on clay, and our number follows from it. The edge belongs to Putintseva — real, but not the kind you take for granted at this level.