Putintseva d. Barthel

Putintseva beat Barthel 6-2, 7-6(5) in the first round at the MSC Hamburg Ladies Open - Hamburg. Putintseva won 95 of 178 points (53%). Putintseva hit 2 aces to 1 and won 65% of points behind the first serve (43/66) against 63% for Barthel. Putintseva converted 6 of 10 break points and saved 5 of 9 faced; Barthel converted 4 of 9. Barthel double-faulted 12 times. The match was played on clay in Germany.