“Donna Vekich lost to Yulia Putintseva at the start of the WTA 500 tournament in Adelaide”, — write: sport.ua
In the round of 16, the silver medalist of the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris lost Yulia Putintseva (Kazakhstan, WTA 25) in 1 hour and 33 minutes.
WTA 500 Adelaide. Hard. Round of 16
Donna Vekic (Croatia) – Yulia Putintseva (Kazakhstan) – 2:6, 3:6
It was the 8th meeting of the rivals. Vekich lost four face-to-face confrontations in a row.
28-year-old Donna had a bad start to the new season. For her, this is already the third defeat in three matches. Previously, at the United Cup 2025, Leila Fernandez and Coco Goff gave way to Vekic for the Croatian national team.
In the 2nd round of the 500 in Adelaide, Putintseva will play against the winner of the confrontation between Danielle Collins and Ons Jaber.