Yulia Putintseva def. Tereza Valentova 6-4, 4-6, 6-3 — Madrid Open 2026 R128

Match recap

Yulia Putintseva defeated Tereza Valentova 6-4, 4-6, 6-3 in the R128 of the Madrid Open 2026.

World No. 80 Yulia Putintseva erased the 29-spot ranking gap on No. 51 Tereza Valentova, winning 68% of her first-serve points to Valentova's 55% in a 172-minute R128 grind. The favourite couldn't get out of her own way — 7 double faults and just 41% on Putintseva's second-serve points on return, while Putintseva took 45% of first-serve returns to flip the early break in the decider. Their second meeting evens the H2H at 1-1, and the Czech's serve was the difference she couldn't fix.

Match stats

Yulia Putintseva: 0 aces, 72% first serves, 0 double faults. Tereza Valentova: 4 aces, 66% first serves, 7 double faults.

Profiles: Yulia Putintseva · Tereza Valentova — Madrid Open 2026

Head-to-head

Yulia Putintseva and Tereza Valentova have met 2 times, splitting the head-to-head 1–1.

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