Arantxa Rus vs Marta KostyukTashkent Round of 32

Tashkent · WTA · Round of 32
#183WTA
1511ELO
1503Hard ELO
35 yrs · 180 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWWLLWLL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 24 September 2018
hard
#11WTA
2057ELO
1968Hard ELO
$2.3MYTD
$9.1MCAREER
24 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWWLWWW
Rus A.
6-4 6-3
Kostyuk M.
Rus A.
662
Kostyuk M.
430

Arantxa Rus defeated Marta Kostyuk 6-4 6-3 in the Tashkent round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Marta Kostyuk came in ranked #11, leading the head-to-head 1–0. Arantxa Rus claimed a first win over Marta Kostyuk in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Arantxa Rus closed it out in two sets, 6–4 6–3.

Head to head

01
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2024-09-16SeoulR32hardMarta Kostyuk6-3 6-1

Serve vs return

This season
Rus A.serving67% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Kostyuk M.

Kostyuk M.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Rus 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

Serve & return on hard

Rus A.Kostyuk M.
Serve
53
Return
57

Per-surface Serve / Return Rating (0–100, percentile within the hard field, opponent-adjusted over 52 weeks). About

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Clear edge
71%
59%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
61%
66%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
44%
Service points won·Even
56%
57%
Return points won·Even
44%
45%
Break points saved·Even
54%
56%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.0
3.1
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.4
5.8

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Dominant
15
92
Break points saved·Dominant
51
93
Break points won·Clear edge
86
98
Deciding sets·Dominant
16
98
Tiebreaks·Dominant
0
85

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·Dominant
100
73

Rus A.: 20 days rest · Kostyuk M.: 4 days rest · 3 matches, 57 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
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