Laura Siegemund vs Elena Gabriela RuseDoha Qualifying Round 2

Doha · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round 2
#87WTA
1769ELO
1713Hard ELO
$736kYTD
$8.8MCAREER
38 yrs · 168 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWLLWLWL
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 1 March 2021
hard
#72WTA
1850ELO
1754Hard ELO
28 yrs · 172 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWWWWLWW
Siegemund L.
6-2 6-2
Ruse E.
Siegemund L.
662
Ruse E.
22

Laura Siegemund defeated Elena Gabriela Ruse 6-2 6-2 in the Doha qualifying round 2 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Elena Gabriela Ruse came in ranked #72.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Siegemund L.serving49% hold

wins 49% of points on serve vs Ruse E.

Ruse E.serving56% hold

wins 52% of points on serve vs Siegemund L.

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

Siegemund L.Ruse E.
11
Serve
0
46
Return
32

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
73%
58%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
60%
66%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
46%
Service points won·Even
56%
57%
Return points won·Even
44%
46%
Break points saved·Even
55%
54%
Aces / match·Clear edge
0.8
3.1
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.0
4.6

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (196 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Even
64
66
Break points saved·Slight edge
80
72
Break points won·Slight edge
89
98
Deciding sets·Clear edge
76
97
Tiebreaks·Dominant
33
5

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·Even
99
98

Siegemund L.: 14 days rest · 1 match (14d) · Ruse E.: 14 days rest · 1 match (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
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