Carla Suarez Navarro vs Elena Gabriela Ruse — Bucharest Round of 16

Bucharest · WTA · Round of 16
ESP2
Carla Suarez Navarro
37 yrs · 162 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWLLLWLW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 17 July 2017
clay
Elena Gabriela Ruse
ROU
Elena Gabriela Ruse
#72WTA
1850ELO
1744Clay ELO
28 yrs · 172 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWWWWLWW
Suarez Navarro C.
6-3 6-4
Ruse E.
Suarez Navarro C.
662
Ruse E.
340

Carla Suarez Navarro defeated Elena Gabriela Ruse 6-3 6-4 in the Bucharest round of 16 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Elena Gabriela Ruse came in defending last year's round of 32.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Suarez Navarro C.serving62% hold

wins 55% of points on serve vs Ruse E.

Ruse E.serving67% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Suarez Navarro C.

Baseline battle — serve is shaky, expect plenty of breaks

Each player's serve crossed against the other's return, converted to expected hold of serve. Recent completed matches, ATP, WTA & Challenger. About

Statistics

This season
Suarez Navarro C.Ruse E.
1st serve in·Slight edge
66%
58%
1st serve points won·Even
62%
66%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
46%
Service points won·Even
57%
57%
Return points won·Even
44%
46%
Break points saved·Even
55%
54%
Aces / match·Clear edge
1.1
3.1
Double faults / match·Dominant
1.5
4.6

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (148 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Suarez Navarro C.Ruse E.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
59
66
Break points saved·Clear edge
57
72
Break points won·Clear edge
85
98
Deciding sets·Dominant
67
97
Tiebreaks·Dominant
83
5

Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About

Freshness

Recent load
Suarez Navarro C.Ruse E.
Freshness·
—
98

Ruse E.: 13 days rest · 1 match (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Begu I.[7]
Goerges J.[3]
6-37-5
Semi-finals
Begu I.[7]
Suarez Navarro C.[2]
7-57-5
Goerges J.[3]
Bogdan A.
3-66-26-4
Quarter-finals
Suarez Navarro C.[2]
Maria T.[8]
6-06-3
Begu I.[7]
Parmentier P.
7-56-0
Goerges J.[3]
Dulgheru A.
7-57-5
Bogdan A.
Sevastova A.[1]
6-16-3
R16
Suarez Navarro C.[2]
Ruse E.
6-36-4
Parmentier P.
Mertens E.[5]
3-66-46-4
Begu I.[7]
Cristian J.
6-46-0
Dulgheru A.
Alexandrova E.[9]
6-44-66-2
Maria T.[8]
Podoroska N.
4-1
Goerges J.[3]
Sasnovich A.
7-646-3
Sevastova A.[1]
Kovinic D.
6-46-4
Bogdan A.
Buyukakcay C.
6-47-5
R32
Begu I.[7]
Jorovic I.
6-46-1
Alexandrova E.[9]
Krejcikova B.
4-66-06-2
Dulgheru A.
Karatantcheva S.
6-16-2
Sasnovich A.
Bara I.
6-46-4
Goerges J.[3]
Glatch A.
1-66-36-1
Bogdan A.
Cirstea S.[6]
6-46-2
Buyukakcay C.
Hercog P.
4-66-37-63
Kovinic D.
Frech M.
6-35-76-3
Sevastova A.[1]
Cepelova J.
6-26-0
Suarez Navarro C.[2]
Beck A.
6-06-1
Ruse E.
Shinikova I.
6-26-1
Podoroska N.
Zanevska M.
6-32-66-1
Maria T.[8]
Pattinama Kerkhove L.
6-16-2
Mertens E.[5]
Lemoine Q.
6-26-3
Parmentier P.
Rus A.
2-66-16-3
Cristian J.
Baindl K.
4-66-46-2