Anastasija Sevastova vs Arantxa Rus — Bucharest Round of 16

Bucharest · WTA · Round of 16
Anastasija Sevastova
LAT1
Anastasija Sevastova
#293WTA
1719ELO
1695Clay ELO
36 yrs · 169 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWLWWLLW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 16 July 2018
clay
Arantxa Rus
NED
Arantxa Rus
#183WTA
1511ELO
1500Clay ELO
35 yrs · 180 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWWLLWLL
Sevastova A.
6-1 7-5
Rus A.
Sevastova A.
672
Rus A.
150

Anastasija Sevastova defeated Arantxa Rus 6-1 7-5 in the Bucharest round of 16 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Arantxa Rus came in ranked #183, defending last year's round of 32.

Key context

  • Match story: Anastasija Sevastova came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 6–1 7–5.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Sevastova A.serving67% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Rus A.

Rus A.serving64% hold

wins 56% of points on serve vs Sevastova A.

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
Sevastova A.Rus A.
1st serve in·Slight edge
61%
71%
1st serve points won·Even
63%
61%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
46%
Service points won·Even
57%
56%
Return points won·Even
44%
44%
Break points saved·Even
55%
54%
Aces / match·Even
2.4
2.0
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.4
3.4

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (197 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Sevastova A.Rus A.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
66
15
Break points saved·Clear edge
73
51
Break points won·Even
89
86
Deciding sets·Dominant
74
16
Tiebreaks·Dominant
64
0

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

Freshness

Recent load
Sevastova A.Rus A.
Freshness·
—
100

Rus A.: 21 days rest. Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Sevastova A.[1]
Martic P.[4]
7-646-2
Semi-finals
Sevastova A.[1]
Hercog P.[8]
6-10-0
Martic P.[4]
Buzarnescu M.[2]
6-46-4
Quarter-finals
Buzarnescu M.[2]
Wang Y.
7-646-3
Hercog P.[8]
Jabeur O.
6-36-1
Martic P.[4]
Siegemund L.
7-54-66-4
Sevastova A.[1]
Cirstea S.[5]
3-66-36-2
R16
Wang Y.
Parmentier P.[7]
7-603-0
Sevastova A.[1]
Rus A.
6-17-5
Jabeur O.
Zvonareva V.
6-26-2
Buzarnescu M.[2]
Zidansek T.
6-37-5
Hercog P.[8]
Bara I.
7-56-2
Cirstea S.[5]
Zanevska M.
6-27-5
Martic P.[4]
Liu C.
6-26-756-4
Siegemund L.
Schmiedlova A.
6-43-66-2
R32
Sevastova A.[1]
Jakupovic D.
4-66-27-61
Hercog P.[8]
Ruse E.
2-66-26-3
Zanevska M.
Bonaventure Y.
7-656-1
Zidansek T.
Peterson R.
7-56-0
Jabeur O.
Begu I.[3]
6-26-1
Buzarnescu M.[2]
Kovinic D.
6-26-4
Parmentier P.[7]
Dulgheru A.
2-66-16-4
Siegemund L.
Paolini J.
6-46-0
Schmiedlova A.
Bogdan A.[6]
4-67-647-5
Bara I.
Tomova V.
6-47-5
Liu C.
Rosca A.
4-66-36-4
Wang Y.
Bulgaru M.
6-16-3
Cirstea S.[5]
Buyukakcay C.
6-36-3
Martic P.[4]
Sramkova R.
6-26-4
Rus A.
Duque Marino M.
6-26-4
Zvonareva V.
Alexandrova E.
6-16-2