Arantxa Rus vs Tamara Zidansek — Linz Round of 32

Linz · WTA · Round of 32
Arantxa Rus
NED
Arantxa Rus
#178WTA
1511ELO
1503Hard ELO
35 yrs · 180 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWWLLWLL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 9 November 2020
hard
Tamara Zidansek
SLO
Tamara Zidansek
#131WTA
1655ELO
1581Hard ELO
28 yrs · 168 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLLLWLLW
Rus A.
6-4 6-4
Zidansek T.
Rus A.
662
Zidansek T.
440

Arantxa Rus defeated Tamara Zidansek 6-4 6-4 in the Linz round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Tamara Zidansek came in ranked #131. Arantxa Rus extended the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Arantxa Rus edged a tight contest from start to finish — 6–4 6–4.

Head to head

1–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2024-11-15BJK Cup PlayoffsRRhardArantxa Rus6-7(4) 7-5 6-2
2022-01-17Australian OpenR128hardTamara Zidansek3-6 6-3 7-6(8)

Serve vs return

This season
Rus A.serving64% hold

wins 56% of points on serve vs Zidansek T.

Zidansek T.serving67% hold

wins 57% 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.Zidansek T.
1st serve in·Slight edge
71%
63%
1st serve points won·Even
61%
61%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
44%
Service points won·Even
56%
55%
Return points won·Even
44%
46%
Break points saved·Even
54%
54%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.0
1.4
Double faults / match·Even
3.5
3.7

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Rus A.Zidansek T.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
15
63
Break points saved·Clear edge
51
39
Break points won·Slight edge
86
91
Deciding sets·Dominant
16
85
Tiebreaks·Dominant
0
95

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

Freshness

Recent load
Rus A.Zidansek T.
Freshness·Even
100
100

Rus A.: 19 days rest · Zidansek T.: 19 days rest. Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Weather
5°COvercast
Wind 5 km/hHumidity 91%

Draw

Final
Sabalenka A.[1]
Mertens E.[2]
7-56-2
Semi-finals
Sabalenka A.[1]
Krejcikova B.
7-54-66-3
Mertens E.[2]
Alexandrova E.[4]
2-66-17-5
Quarter-finals
Sabalenka A.[1]
Dodin O.
6-33-3
Mertens E.[2]
Kudermetova V.[5]
6-46-1
Krejcikova B.
Sasnovich A.
6-36-1
Alexandrova E.[4]
Podoroska N.[6]
6-26-1
R16
Sasnovich A.
Fett J.
3-66-16-3
Podoroska N.[6]
Giorgi C.
6-746-16-4
Alexandrova E.[4]
Gracheva V.
7-56-1
Kudermetova V.[5]
Rus A.
6-41-66-3
Mertens E.[2]
Zvonareva V.
6-45-76-2
Sabalenka A.[1]
Voegele S.
6-06-3
Dodin O.
Cirstea S.
6-46-4
Krejcikova B.
Minnen G.
5-77-676-4
R32
Cirstea S.
Grabher J.
2-3
Fett J.
Martincova T.
6-23-1
Minnen G.
Yastremska D.[3]
6-46-3
Krejcikova B.
Tan H.
6-35-76-2
Sasnovich A.
Pera B.[8]
6-36-1
Sabalenka A.[1]
Paolini J.
6-46-4
Voegele S.
Hruncakova V.
7-636-3
Podoroska N.[6]
Begu I.
6-46-4
Giorgi C.
Sorribes Tormo S.
6-35-76-4
Gracheva V.
Zavatska K.
6-47-5
Kudermetova V.[5]
Haas B.
6-06-0
Rus A.
Zidansek T.
6-46-4
Zvonareva V.
Kostyuk M.
6-46-2
Mertens E.[2]
Kalinina A.
2-66-16-2
Alexandrova E.[4]
Siniakova K.
6-36-4
Dodin O.
Teichmann J.[7]
1-66-46-2