Xiyu Wang vs Elena Gabriela Ruse — Cluj Napoca Round of 16

Cluj Napoca · WTA · Round of 16
Xiyu Wang
CHN7
Xiyu Wang
#86WTA
1772ELO
1724Hard ELO
25 yrs · 182 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLWWWLWW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 10 October 2022
hard
Elena Gabriela Ruse
ROU
Elena Gabriela Ruse
#71WTA
1850ELO
1754Hard ELO
28 yrs · 172 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWWWWLWW
Wang X.
6-1 6-7 7-6
Ruse E.
Wang X.
668782
Ruse E.
1710661

Xiyu Wang defeated Elena Gabriela Ruse 6-1 6-7 7-6 in the Cluj Napoca round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Elena Gabriela Ruse came in ranked #71.

Key context

  • Match story: Xiyu Wang came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 6–1 6–7 7–6.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Wang X.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Ruse E.

Ruse E.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Wang X.

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

Wang X.Ruse E.
—
Serve
0
—
Return
32

Per-surface Serve / Return Rating (0–100, percentile within the hard field, opponent-adjusted over 52 weeks). About

Statistics

This season
Wang X.Ruse E.
1st serve in·Slight edge
66%
58%
1st serve points won·Even
66%
66%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
46%
Service points won·Even
59%
57%
Return points won·Even
44%
46%
Break points saved·Even
58%
54%
Aces / match·Even
3.0
3.1
Double faults / match·Slight edge
4.0
4.6

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (199 vs 199). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Wang X.Ruse E.
Clutch Rating·Even
63
66
Break points saved·Clear edge
87
72
Break points won·Slight edge
91
98
Deciding sets·Dominant
70
97
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
25
5

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Wang X.
6.2
Even matchUmpiry Score
Ruse E.
5.7
Slight disadvantageUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
4.6Hard Elo 1724
Surface ELO
5.4+31 Hard Elo edge
4.1Overall Elo 1772
ELO gap
5.9Overall Elo 1850
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
6.0
Surface form
2.8
0.0Lost last 2
Win streak
0.0Lost last 7
Fatigue & Travel
8.6
Minutes 14d
9.2
7.0
3-set count
7.0
Prev. match
9.0
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
Wang X.Ruse E.
Freshness·Even
94
97

Wang X.: 10 days rest · 2 matches (14d) · Ruse E.: 11 days rest · 1 match (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Blinkova A.
Paolini J.
6-23-66-2
Semi-finals
Paolini J.
Wang X.[7]
7-54-66-3
Blinkova A.
Potapova A.[4]
5-76-46-4
Quarter-finals
Wang X.[7]
Parrizas Diaz N.
6-17-65
Blinkova A.
Kalinina A.[2]
6-776-16-3
Paolini J.
Niemeier J.
7-57-5
Potapova A.[4]
Bondar A.[8]
7-53-66-1
R16
Niemeier J.
Rakhimova K.
6-46-4
Kalinina A.[2]
Bonaventure Y.
6-36-2
Parrizas Diaz N.
Galfi D.
6-16-4
Wang X.[7]
Ruse E.
6-16-787-66
Paolini J.
Yastremska D.
6-46-1
Bondar A.[8]
Dart H.
7-636-4
Potapova A.[4]
Golubic V.
6-26-3
Blinkova A.
Wang X.
6-42-66-1
R32
Kalinina A.[2]
Bouchard E.
6-3
Yastremska D.
Korpatsch T.
6-34-67-5
Wang X.[7]
Cristian J.
6-36-3
Blinkova A.
Zakharova A.
6-17-67
Dart H.
Dodin O.
6-26-0
Galfi D.
Bronzetti L.[9]
4-66-26-4
Niemeier J.
Bogdan A.[3]
7-656-2
Rakhimova K.
Danilovic O.
6-26-4
Bonaventure Y.
Gracheva V.
7-57-5
Golubic V.
Parry D.
7-57-66
Potapova A.[4]
Li A.
6-27-65
Wang X.
Linette M.[5]
6-26-4
Paolini J.
Kostyuk M.[6]
5-76-36-4
Ruse E.
Tan H.
6-756-26-3
Parrizas Diaz N.
Bara I.
6-17-5
Bondar A.[8]
Avanesyan E.
6-46-2