Arantxa Rus vs Elitsa Kostova — Luxembourg Qualifying Round 2

Luxembourg · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round 2
Arantxa Rus
NED
Arantxa Rus
#183WTA
1511ELO
1503Hard ELO
35 yrs · 180 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 15 October 2018
hard
BUL
Elitsa Kostova
36 yrs · 172 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Rus A.
6-2 6-3
Kostova E.
Rus A.
662
Kostova E.
23–

Arantxa Rus defeated Elitsa Kostova 6-2 6-3 in the Luxembourg qualifying round 2 on hard.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Rus A.serving57% hold

wins 53% of points on serve vs Kostova E.

Kostova E.serving47% hold

wins 49% 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

Statistics

This season
Rus A.Kostova E.
1st serve in·Slight edge
71%
65%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
61%
56%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
47%
Service points won·Even
56%
53%
Return points won·Even
44%
43%
Break points saved·Even
54%
53%
Aces / match·Even
2.0
1.5
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.4
1.6

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 41). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Rus A.Kostova E.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
15
0
Break points saved·Dominant
51
14
Break points won·Dominant
86
43
Deciding sets·Clear edge
16
39
Tiebreaks·
0
—

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

Freshness

Recent load
Rus A.Kostova E.
Freshness·
100
—

Rus A.: 20 days rest. 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