In the second round, she lost to Czech athlete Linda Noskova (ranked 33rd) with a score of 2:6, 3:6, reports Zakon.kz.
The match lasted 1 hour and 4 minutes. During this time, Putintseva did not hit any aces, made one double fault, and converted one break point out of two.
Noskova had two aces, one double fault, and successfully converted all five of her break points.
In the third round of the Doha "thousand" event, Linda Noskova will face the world's second-ranked player, Poland's Iga Swiatek.