Elisabetta Cocciaretto vs Yulia Putintseva Prediction: Stand behind Yulia

The WTA Birmingham tournament is almost at its closing stages as the tournament enters its semi final stage. Two players to qualify for this round are: Elisabetta Cocciaretto and Yulia Putintseva.

Elisabetta Cocciaretto defeated Diana Shnaider in the quarter final round to qualify for the semi final and Yulia Putintseva defeated Caroline Dolehide to also qualify for the semi final round.

Elisabetta Cocciaretto and Yulia Putintse will now face each other for a place in the final.

World Number 44, Elisabetta Cocciaretto has made it to the semi final round and at this stage, she can already picture the final event. She's drawn against Yulia Putintseva in the semi final and this will be her second meeting against Yulia in her career.

Elisabetta Cocciaretto played against Diana Shnaider and she won in 3 sets. Elisabetta had a sloppy start and she lost the first set 5-7. But that didn't put her down, as she bounced back in the second set and won 6-4. Finally, the game was decided in the third set and Elisabetta won 6-2 to seal the victory.

Elisabetta Cocciaretto’s performance was summarized as:- 61/89 first serve, 6/10 break points saved, 11 service games won, 19/36 second serve return points and 6 break points converted.

World number 46 and Kazakhstan International Yulia Putintseva has advanced into the semi final round of the tournament. She's not been given a chance to make it this far, but she defied the odds to get here and she hopes she can go all the way to the final stage.

Yulia Putintseva played her last game against Caroline Dolehide and she put up a match-winning performance in that game to win in 3 sets. Yulia started strong by winning the opening set 6-3 and then in the second set, the game was tough, so she lost 6-7. With both players tied, it was down to the third set and Yulia won 6-1 to seal the victory.

Yulia Putintseva’s performance was summarized as:- 53/83 first serve, ⅝ break points saved, 10 service games won, 16/27 second serve return points and 8 break points converted.

Yulia Putintseva leads Elisabetta Cocciaretto on the h2h by 1:0.

At this stage of the tournament, it really becomes anyone's game. Both players have been in great form and both deserve to make it to the final round. Based on the form of both players, we can expect this game to be contested over a long period. Yulia Putintseva leads on the h2h, certainly that gives her some advantage in this game.

• Total Under 24 Games at 1.6 Odds
• Yulia Putintseva to Win at 1.74 Odds
• Yulia Putintseva to Win First Set at 1.80 Odds