Jule Niemeier vs Arantxa Rus — Strasbourg Quarter-final

Strasbourg · WTA · Quarter-final
Jule Niemeier
GER
Jule Niemeier
#510WTA
1418ELO
1398Clay ELO
26 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 24 May 2021
clay
Arantxa Rus
NED
Arantxa Rus
#178WTA
1511ELO
1500Clay ELO
35 yrs · 180 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWWLLWLL
Niemeier J.
6-4 6-1
Rus A.
Niemeier J.
662
Rus A.
410

Jule Niemeier defeated Arantxa Rus 6-4 6-1 in the Strasbourg quarter-final on clay.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Niemeier J.serving64% hold

wins 56% of points on serve vs Rus A.

Rus A.serving64% hold

wins 56% of points on serve vs Niemeier J.

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
Niemeier J.Rus A.
1st serve in·Clear edge
55%
71%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
66%
61%
2nd serve points won·Even
43%
46%
Service points won·Even
56%
56%
Return points won·Even
44%
44%
Break points saved·Even
53%
54%
Aces / match·Clear edge
3.5
2.0
Double faults / match·Dominant
6.7
3.4

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Niemeier J.Rus A.
Clutch Rating·Even
12
15
Break points saved·Clear edge
33
51
Break points won·Even
82
86
Deciding sets·Slight edge
9
16
Tiebreaks·Dominant
42
0

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Niemeier J.
3.9
Heavy underdogUmpiry ScorePartial · surface data limited
  • Extended break: 735 days (−1.5)
Rus A.
5.1
Clear underdogUmpiry Score
  • Extended break: 37 days (−0.7)
Form & Matchup
3.9Clay Elo 1398
Surface ELO
6.1+102 Clay Elo edge
4.0Overall Elo 1418
ELO gap
6.0Overall Elo 1511
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
Surface form
4.2
0.0
Win streak
Context
5.0
Defending pts
5.0

The Umpiry Score combines match-context factors — matchup, form, fatigue, travel and motivation — into a single 0–10 score, updated daily. Read how it works.

Freshness

Recent load
Niemeier J.Rus A.
Freshness·
—
100

Rus A.: 19 days rest. Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Krejcikova B.[5]
Cirstea S.
6-36-3
Semi-finals
Krejcikova B.[5]
Niemeier J.
5-76-36-4
Cirstea S.
Linette M.[8]
3-66-46-2
Quarter-finals
Cirstea S.
Andreescu B.[1]
W/O
Linette M.[8]
Putintseva Y.[4]
6-36-3
Krejcikova B.[5]
Alexandrova E.[3]
7-646-1
Niemeier J.
Rus A.
6-46-1
R16
Cirstea S.
Zhang S.[6]
6-26-1
Rus A.
Tan H.
6-11-1
Putintseva Y.[4]
Teichmann J.
2-0
Linette M.[8]
Cornet A.
7-623-0
Krejcikova B.[5]
Garcia C.
3-66-26-1
Niemeier J.
Rogers S.[7]
6-47-66
Alexandrova E.[3]
Burel C.
6-36-4
Andreescu B.[1]
Zanevska M.
6-16-4
R32
Zhang S.[6]
Doi M.
7-56-4
Teichmann J.
Blinkova A.
6-26-3
Krejcikova B.[5]
Dodin O.
6-33-0
Tan H.
Van Uytvanck A.
6-46-4
Rogers S.[7]
Mchale C.
7-56-767-5
Rus A.
Pegula J.[2]
6-46-4
Andreescu B.[1]
Lazaro Garcia A.
6-16-2
Zanevska M.
Hatouka Y.
6-26-1
Cirstea S.
Williams V.
6-12-66-1
Cornet A.
Pliskova K.
6-47-5
Garcia C.
Diyas Z.
7-56-2
Burel C.
Gracheva V.
6-36-1
Niemeier J.
Parry D.
6-46-3
Alexandrova E.[3]
Davis L.
6-17-5
Linette M.[8]
Hibino N.
6-26-0
Putintseva Y.[4]
Peterson R.
6-43-67-62