Magdalena Frech vs Elena Gabriela Ruse — Prague Round of 32

Prague · WTA · Round of 32
Magdalena Frech
POL
Magdalena Frech
#44WTA
1725ELO
1648Clay ELO
$659kYTD
$4.8MCAREER
28 yrs · 171 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLWLWLWL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 10 August 2020
clay
Elena Gabriela Ruse
ROU
Elena Gabriela Ruse
#72WTA
1850ELO
1744Clay ELO
28 yrs · 172 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWWWWWLW
Frech M.
7-6 6-3
Ruse E.
Frech M.
71062
Ruse E.
6830

Magdalena Frech defeated Elena Gabriela Ruse 7-6 6-3 in the Prague round of 32 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Elena Gabriela Ruse came in leading the head-to-head 2–1. Magdalena Frech narrowed the head-to-head to 2–2.

Key context

Head to head

1–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2026-05-24Roland GarrosR128clayMagdalena Frech7.7-6.5 2-1
2025-03-18MiamiR64hardElena Gabriela Ruse6-4 6-4
2022-01-10SydneyR32hardElena Gabriela Ruse6-2 3-6 6-4
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Serve vs return

This season
Frech M.serving62% hold

wins 55% of points on serve vs Ruse E.

Ruse E.serving67% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Frech M.

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
Frech M.Ruse E.
1st serve in·Slight edge
63%
58%
1st serve points won·Even
63%
66%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
46%
Service points won·Even
57%
57%
Return points won·Even
44%
46%
Break points saved·Even
54%
54%
Aces / match·Even
2.6
3.1
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.0
4.6

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Frech M.Ruse E.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
55
66
Break points saved·Even
76
72
Break points won·Dominant
71
98
Deciding sets·Dominant
72
97
Tiebreaks·Dominant
43
5

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

Freshness

Recent load
Frech M.Ruse E.
Freshness·Even
100
98

Frech M.: 15 days rest · Ruse E.: 14 days rest · 1 match (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Weather
29°CPartly cloudy
Wind 9 km/hHumidity 47%

Draw

Final
Halep S.[1]
Mertens E.[3]
6-27-5
Semi-finals
Halep S.[1]
Begu I.
7-626-3
Mertens E.[3]
Pliskova K.
7-57-64
Quarter-finals
Pliskova K.
Bogdan A.
2-5
Begu I.
Sorribes Tormo S.
6-24-66-2
Halep S.[1]
Frech M.
6-26-0
Mertens E.[3]
Bouchard E.
6-41-66-4
R16
Frech M.
Rus A.
6-32-66-4
Bogdan A.
Tsurenko L.
W/O
Begu I.
Kung L.
6-737-57-67
Sorribes Tormo S.
Siegemund L.
6-26-3
Halep S.[1]
Krejcikova B.
3-67-56-2
Bouchard E.
Zidansek T.
7-626-726-2
Pliskova K.
Martic P.[2]
6-17-5
Mertens E.[3]
Giorgi C.
6-46-2
R32
Tsurenko L.
Alexandrova E.[5]
6-26-4
Begu I.
Sevastova A.[9]
6-26-2
Kung L.
Bolsova A.
6-46-3
Sorribes Tormo S.
Strycova B.[7]
7-636-1
Bouchard E.
Kudermetova V.[8]
6-06-3
Zidansek T.
Siniakova K.
6-33-66-0
Giorgi C.
Kostyuk M.
4-66-27-64
Mertens E.[3]
Paolini J.
7-54-66-3
Bogdan A.
Hunter S.
6-16-1
Pliskova K.
Fruhvirtova L.
6-27-5
Martic P.[2]
Gracheva V.
7-626-3
Krejcikova B.
Tig P.
6-46-3
Frech M.
Ruse E.
7-686-3
Rus A.
Pavlyuchenkova A.[6]
7-56-2
Halep S.[1]
Hercog P.
6-11-67-63
Siegemund L.
Sherif M.
4-66-06-1