Belinda Bencic vs Elena Gabriela Ruse — Luxembourg Qualifying Round 2

Luxembourg · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round 2
Belinda Bencic
SUI
Belinda Bencic
#14WTA
1989ELO
1952Hard ELO
$1.8MYTD
$17MCAREER
29 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLWWWLL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 15 October 2018
hard
Elena Gabriela Ruse
ROU
Elena Gabriela Ruse
#72WTA
1850ELO
1754Hard ELO
28 yrs · 172 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWWWWLWW
Bencic B.
6-1 2-6 6-1
Ruse E.
Bencic B.
6262
Ruse E.
1611

Belinda Bencic defeated Elena Gabriela Ruse 6-1 2-6 6-1 in the Luxembourg qualifying round 2 on hard. The result followed the form book — Belinda Bencic came in ranked #14.

Key context

  • Match story: Belinda Bencic closed it out in three sets, 6–1 2–6 6–1.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Bencic B.serving61% hold

wins 54% of points on serve vs Ruse E.

Ruse E.serving58% hold

wins 53% of points on serve vs Bencic B.

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

Bencic B.Ruse E.
57
Serve
0
55
Return
32

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

Statistics

This season
Bencic B.Ruse E.
1st serve in·Slight edge
64%
58%
1st serve points won·Even
69%
66%
2nd serve points won·Even
48%
46%
Service points won·Even
61%
57%
Return points won·Even
43%
46%
Break points saved·Slight edge
61%
54%
Aces / match·Even
2.9
3.1
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.7
4.6

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Bencic B.Ruse E.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
88
66
Break points saved·Clear edge
95
72
Break points won·Even
94
98
Deciding sets·Even
98
97
Tiebreaks·Dominant
98
5

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

Freshness

Recent load
Bencic B.Ruse E.
Freshness·Clear edge
85
98

Bencic B.: 8 days rest · 4 matches (14d) · Ruse E.: 13 days rest · 1 match (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast

Draw — qualifying

Q3
Pliskova K.
Smitkova T.
6-26-2
Bencic B.
Lepchenko V.
6-37-5
Rus A.
Fett J.
3-67-56-1
Bouchard E.
Ponchet J.
6-27-5
Q2
Rus A.
Kostova E.
6-26-3
Bencic B.
Ruse E.
6-12-66-1
Smitkova T.
Sramkova R.
4-66-36-2
Pliskova K.
Minnen G.
6-26-4
Bouchard E.
Teichmann J.
6-36-1
Ponchet J.
Hogenkamp R.
6-36-4
Lepchenko V.
Shinikova I.
3-66-46-3
Fett J.
Muchova K.
W/O
Q1
Minnen G.
Gerlach K.
5-76-36-1
Sramkova R.
Lottner A.
2-66-46-4
Pliskova K.
Hibi M.
6-46-1
Bouchard E.
Serban R.
6-12-66-1
Smitkova T.
Loeb J.
6-716-46-4
Teichmann J.
Arn G.
7-666-3
Hogenkamp R.
Lukas T.
2-66-47-5
Fett J.
Rueffer L.
6-42-66-3
Ponchet J.
Danilovic O.
6-46-3
Rus A.
Piter K.
6-16-3
Kostova E.
De Vroome I.
6-36-2
Muchova K.
Watson H.
6-22-66-4
Shinikova I.
Korpatsch T.
6-36-757-5
Lepchenko V.
Schnyder P.
6-46-2
Bencic B.
Kung L.
6-26-2
Ruse E.
Trevisan M.
3-66-37-610