Sloane Stephens vs Yulia Putinseva will take place in the third round of the 2023 French Open on June 2.
Sloane Stephens defeated former world No. 1 Karolina Pliskova, 6-0, 6-4, and new world No. 41 Varvara Gracheva, 6-2, 6-1, in two rounds of play. Since the start of the clay season, she has transformed into a different player, winning 11 of her last 13 matches and going on a seven-match winning streak in France. After a slow start to the season, the 2018 Roland-Garros finalist resurrected herself with a 125K title in Saint-Malo and a semifinal in Rabat last week. She’ll be relieved to know that eight of her 15 major second-week appearances have come in Paris alone, thanks to her 8-1 record in third-round matches.
Yulia Putintseva was left frustrated in the second set after being broken four times in a row. After defeating 19th seed Zheng Qinwen 6-3, 4-6, 6-2 in two and a half hours, the Kazakh advanced to the third round in Paris for the first time in five years. It was also her first top-20 finish in a major since the US Open in 2020. The former top 30 player had a poor run leading up to this week, losing in the first or second round of nine tournaments in a row (from Melbourne to Rome). She is 3-5 in the third round of majors, with previous success coming in the 2016 and 2018 Roland-Garros quarterfinals.
Sloane Stephens vs Yulia Putinseva | Match details |
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Date | June 2, 2023 |
Surface | Clay |
Tournament | French Open |
Stage | Third round |
Time (India) | 6 pm |
Opponent | Score |
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Varvara Gracheva | 6-2, 6-1 (W) |
Karolina Pliskova | 6-0, 6-4 (W) |
Lucia Bronzetti | 6-1, 6-1 (L) |
Peyton Stearns | 7-6, 3-6, 6-7 (W) |
Timea Babos | 6-3, 6-1 (W) |
Opponent | Score |
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Qinwen Zheng | 6-3, 4-6, 6-2 (W) |
Maryna Zanevska | 7-5, 7-6 (W) |
Julia Riera | 5-7, 6-4, 6-2 (L) |
Leolia Jeanjean | 6-2, 6-1 (W) |
Aya El Aouni | 6-1, 6-4 (W) |
Yulia Putintseva has a 3-2 lead. It’s an incredible coincidence that in each of their five meetings, the player who lost the first set won the match. They’ve never gotten past the second round of any event. Yulia Putintseva won their last match at the Australian Open more than two years ago.
Sloane Stephens vs Yulia Putinseva will take place in the third round of the 2023 French Open on June 2.
Area | Broadcaster |
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France | france.tv sport, Prime Video |
Europe (all territories except France) | Eurosport |
Austria | Servus TV |
Belgium | rtbf.be |
Switzerland | SRG SSR |
USA | NBC Sports, Peacock, Tennis Channel, Bally Sports |
Canada | RDS, TSN |
Latin America | ESPN |
Brazil | SPORTV |
North Africa & Middle East | beIN Sports |
Sub-Saharan Africa | SuperSport, Canal+ |
Asia (all territories) | beIN Sports |
China | CMG |
Taiwan | ELTA |
Vietnam | VTV Cab |
Japan | WOWOW |
India | Sony Ten |
Mongolia | SPS |
Australia | Channel 9 |
New Zealand | Sky |
South Korea | CJ ENM |