A spot in the next round is at stake on Tuesday, when Mona Barthel goes up against Yulia Putintseva in the Hamburg round of 32. Yulia Putintseva comes in at 6 wins from the last ten. Mona Barthel limps in on a 2-match losing skid, just 4 wins in 10.
The rivalry is dead level: 1-1 across 2 matches. On clay specifically it reads 1-0 Putintseva — worth more than the overall number this week.
Yulia Putintseva is clearly higher-rated on clay — our number puts Putintseva around 60%. Little separates them; Putintseva gets the nod on the finest of margins.