Yulia Putintseva def. Janice Tjen 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 — Miami Open 2026 R128

Match recap

Yulia Putintseva defeated Janice Tjen 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 in the R128 of the Miami Open 2026.

The No. 75-ranked Putintseva took down No. 40 Tjen by winning the second-serve exchanges that Tjen couldn't survive — 62% of her own second-serve points to Tjen's 36%, a 26-point gap that decided the match. Tjen's 12 aces came tethered to nine double faults, and after dropping the opener she handed Putintseva breaks in games 4 and 6 to lose the second set. Putintseva broke twice more in the decider, in games 3 and 5. She books a meeting with Elena Rybakina next.

Match stats

Janice Tjen: 12 aces, 57% first serves, 9 double faults. Yulia Putintseva: 2 aces, 84% first serves, 0 double faults.

Profiles: Janice Tjen · Yulia Putintseva — Miami Open 2026

Head-to-head

This is the first meeting between Janice Tjen and Yulia Putintseva.