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Yulia Putintseva wins her first grass-court singles title at Rothesay Classic Birmingham

June 24, 2024

Photo Credit: Kazakhstan Tennis Federation

Kazakhstan’s Yulia Putintseva beat Australian Ajla Tomljanovic (ranked 190th) to secure her first-ever grass-court singles title at the WTA-250 Rothesay Classic tournament in Birmingham (Great Britain).

The final match, which lasted for 1 hour and 28 minutes, ended with a score of 6:1, 7:6 (10:8).

In the second set, she came from 5:3 behind and saved two set points.

This became the third champion’s title for Putintseva and first-ever grass title in her career.

On Monday, June 24, Putintseva will climb seven spots up in the world rankings to occupy the 34th line.

SOURCE: https://ktf.kz/en/press-center/news/?id=9167

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