BILLIE JEAN KING CUP

September 23, 2026

Yulia Putintseva

Team Kazakhstan

Press Conference

Y. PUTINTSEVA/C. Bucsa

6-2, 3-6, 6-1

Team Spain - 1

Team Kazakhstan - 1

THE MODERATOR: Yulia, thoughts about your match today.

YULIA PUTINTSEVA: I think very solid match. Very good rallies. Good level of tennis. Yeah, I'm happy to get through. I'm happy to score a point. Right now all the hopes are to the girls.

THE MODERATOR: We'll take questions.

Q. Can you talk about the process of resetting, losing the second set and having to come back and in the end winning comfortably in the third set?

YULIA PUTINTSEVA: I wasn't even worried because I think every time I play, I end up playing three sets. Even though I don't want to, I don't know, always happen the same way.

So yeah, the third set I was very focused not to do any mistakes. I thought if she wants to win this match, she has to hit winners, and hit winners not in the first two shots, because I'm going to run and get everything back, then we will see what can happen. That worked in the end.

Q. I noticed that you kept her moving a lot, bringing her into the net. Was that a tactic, knowing she perhaps only arrived here a couple days ago after a tournament in Mexico last week?

YULIA PUTINTSEVA: No. I think whoever I playing, I'm always dropshotting. It's my game style, to change the rhythm, break the rhythm, make the opponent move.

I mean, that's my number one tactic against everyone.